Languages:
Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati
Countries:
India
Runtime:
96 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (180 Reviews)
Director:
Mrinal SenBadrinath (dialogue)
Balaichand Mukherjee (story)
Mrinal Sen (screenplay)
Satyendra Sharma (dialogue)
Yagya Sharma (commentary)
Bhuvan Shome is a lonely widower, a proud old man and a strict disciplinarian. Looking back on the trodden path, strewn with staunch determination and drab attitudes, Bhuvan Shome, a throughtly unenchanted man, seeks escape in a holiday. Off to duck shooting in Gujarat, Bhuvan Shome little ralises that the rejuvenation adventure would hurl him into a world so apart that he would find it the most joyful experience in his life. His new world consists of simple, uninitiated village folks, a bullock-cart drive, marauding buffalo and Gouri. In Gouri, Bhuvan Shome finds a fresh, throbbing pulse in a dying world. And suddenly everything lights up, perhaps heightening his sense of isolation, in his new found joy.
Released Date:
1977-04-01
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
131 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (451 Reviews)
Director:
Shyam BenegalGenres:
DramaShyam Benegal (story)
Satyadev Dubey (dialogue)
Laxmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Both husband and wife work for the wealthy landlord. The landlord's son, Surya, has to cancel his studies and return home to look after the estate, as well as formalize his marriage to Saroj, the girl he was compelled to get married to when he was very young. Shortly thereafter Kishtaya is apprehended stealing toddy from the fields, is severely beaten, left senseless, and when he recovers he absconds, leaving Laxmi alone to fend for herself. Surya finds her attractive and starts an intimate relationship with her, much to the chagrin of the rest of the family. Things only get worse when Saroj moves in to live with Surya - compelling him to make a final decision about a visibly pregnant Laxmi.
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