Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Charulata, 1964 | Photographic Still

Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Charulata, 1964 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663009

Cinematographer

Document TypePhotographic Still

Film Title

Charulata (The Lonely Wife), 1964, India, Bengali

Scene Description Charu has learnt incidentally that it has been at Bhupati's request that Amal was encouraging her writing; she feels patronised when the deception in the seeming naturalness of their joint literary endeavour is revealed. Charu publishes her own poetry in an even more respected journal and earns acclaim that surpasses Amal's first publication. But she makes plain that she has published her work only in defiance; she embraces Amal and sobs on his chest begging him not to leave. Only then Amal realises that he has become involved in something dangerously profound, Charu has replaced Bhupati with him. He was playing the role of a friend and entertainer and did not wish for this to happen. He has to abandon the house and Charu, in order to remain faithful to his brother.(11/14)

Producer

R.D. Bansal

Director

Satyajit Ray

Banner

R. D. Bansal Productions

Art Director

Bansi Chandragupta

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee,

Madhabi Mukherjee,

Shailen Mukherjee,

Ramesh Chandra Chandra,

Tarapada Basu,

Gopaldas Bhattacharya,

Dilip Bose,

Shyamal Ghoshal,

Geetali Roy

Editing Dulal Dutta Music Director Satyajit Ray Script Writer Satyajit Ray

Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Charulata, 1964 | Photographic Still