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If you loved "The Music Room", just wait until you see the exquisite "Charulata" (aka "The Lonely Wife")

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In Reply to: RE: Another ruby from Indian master Satjavit Ray, "The Music Room." This is a must for posted by tinear on December 30, 2013 at 08:56:10

Of all Ray's many movies, he considered "Charulata" his favourite. It's easy to see why. It's the story of a well-to-do housewife in 1890s Calcutta who tries to break free of the moral and societal shackles which constrain her. Like many of Ray's movies, the story is not about what is shown, but that which is unstated and hidden. The Criterion Blu-Ray gives us one of the best restorations I've ever seen.

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I saw "Charulata" several years ago; I think MR is superior, though C is very good, too. nt - tinear 14:56:24 01/02/14 (0)