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Charulata (1964) - Drunk Monk - 10-12-2020
An early Sanyajit Ray - one that is as old as I am. It's revered in film circles for its opening and closing scenes, considered visionary examples of Ray's style.
It was really a downer. Not at all what I need to watch now. It's about a publisher's wife. Writer stories get me. Publisher stories really get me. She's neglected so the publisher brings his brother and wife and a cousin to live with them to keep her company. She's a writer too. The publisher publishes a political newspaper and is consumed by his work. The brother embezzles all the money and runs, destroying the newspaper. The cousin and publisher's wife have an affair. It's a bummer for a publisher.
Like so many of Ray's films, it moves at a snail's pace, a long slow burn. It delivered at the end, but honestly, had I not read some critical acclaim for it, I wouldn't had thought much of those legendary opening and closing scenes. It's no where near as revolutionary now as it was then.
No sword fights. Not DOOM recommended. I need to watch something cheerful now or I'll be bummed out all night.