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কাপুরুষ Kapurush (The Coward) 1965, Satyajit Ray.
I watched this on Arte, since they had several of the new wave Bengali director's films on. There's not a wasted shot in this film and the script is almost perfect. I have to confess to being bewitched by Madhabi Mukherjee, those eyes! She's like a blend of Jeanne Moreau/Claudia Cardinale. I love b/w films, though I think this would have been good in colour to see the scenery of the tea plantation.
At one point when the tea plantation owner got out of the jeep to find water for the radiator, he whistled a few lines of Auld Lang Syne..
Even though it's in Bengali there is a lot of English peppered liberally through the dialogue, though it fades into the background when the dramatic tension rises. Except for the word 'please'.
I really liked this and can't wait to see Charulata.
I watched this on Arte, since they had several of the new wave Bengali director's films on. There's not a wasted shot in this film and the script is almost perfect. I have to confess to being bewitched by Madhabi Mukherjee, those eyes! She's like a blend of Jeanne Moreau/Claudia Cardinale. I love b/w films, though I think this would have been good in colour to see the scenery of the tea plantation.
At one point when the tea plantation owner got out of the jeep to find water for the radiator, he whistled a few lines of Auld Lang Syne..
I really liked this and can't wait to see Charulata.