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Pikoo (1980)

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Pikoo (1980)

Pikoo 1980

Pikoo (1980)

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Satyajit Ray directs this short film about a lonely child named Pikoo drawing butterflies while his parents pursue their own selfish desires around him

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Preface — Pikoo (1980)

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still

Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Working Still

Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Working Still

Pikoo (1980) In the autumnal hush of 1980, Pikoo, a Bengali-language short film, quietly bloomed under the masterful gaze of Satyajit Ray. Conceived for the French television channel France 3, the film was born of Ray's own pen, a cinematic rendering of his short story Pikoor Diary (Pikoo's Diary), a tender, haunting meditation on childhood innocence poised against the tremors of adult infidelity. Set over the course of a single day, Pikoo traces the delicate footsteps of a six-year-old boy wandering through a world far more fractured than he understands. As his mother engages in a clandestine affair, Pikoo sketches flowers and clouds in his notebook, unaware—or perhaps too aware—of the emotional storm gathering within his home. The cast breathes quiet life into this tableau of fragile domesticity: Arjun Guha Thakurta portrays the wide-eyed Pikoo; the luminous Aparna Sen embodies...

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पीकू (1980) सन् 1980 की शरद ऋतु की शांत लय में गतिमान सत्यजित राय की बारीक़ नज़र और संवेदनशील निर्देशन में निर्मित पीकू बांग्ला भाषा में बनी लघु फ़िल्म है। इसे फ्रांसीसी टेलीविज़न चैनल 'फ्रांस 3' के लिए निर्मित किया गया था। यह फ़िल्म राय की खुद की लिखी कहानी 'पीकूर डायरी' (पीकू की डायरी) पर आधारित है। यह एक कोमल, उदास कर देने वाली कथा है जिसमें बचपन का बेदाग़ भोलापन बड़ी उम्र के सयानेपन के बीच भटकता अपनी जगह खोज रहा है। एक ही दिन की अवधि में घटित होनेवाली यह फ़िल्म एक छह साल के नन्हें से बच्चे पीकू के छोटे-छोटे, अनिश्चित कदमों के साथ आगे बढ़ रही है। पीकू एक ऐसे संसार में भटक रहा है जिसकी टूटन को वह पूरी तरह समझ नहीं पाता। जब उसकी माँ सबसे छिपाकर एक प्रेम-संबंध बनाती है तब पीकू अपनी नोटबुक में फूल और बादल बनाता रहता है। दीन-दुनिया से अंजान या शायद उस बहुत नाज़ुक परिस्थिति से जो तूफ़ान बनकर उसके घर के भीतर उमड़ रही है। फ़िल्म के अन्य पात्र इस नाज़ुक पारिवारिक परिदृश्य को मौन जीवन देते हैं। अर्जुन गुहा ठाकुरता यहाँ मासूम पीकू की भूमिका में हैं। अपर्णा सेन यहाँ कर्तव्य और इच्छा के बीच फँसी स्त्री, पीकू की माँ सीमा की भूमिका में हैं...

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Pikoo (1980)

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Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663494

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663494

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Pikoo is a 23-minute short made for French television, adapted by Ray from his own short story Pikoor Diary. While the story is told from the lens of the six-year-old boy who doesn't understand the messy world around him, the film tells the story from the perspective of both the child and the mother. Pikoo stands at the threshold of innocence, unable to comprehend the complexities of the adult world. His mother, Seema is an ensconced housewife whose motherhood is at conflict with her desires as a woman. The still shows Pikoo's father Ranjan getting ready to leave for work as he casually reveals his discovery of Seema's affair, in the presence of the washerman.

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663494
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663495
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663496
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Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663506
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Working Still | CinemaEducation | 00663742
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Working Still | CinemaEducation | 00663743
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Working Still | CinemaEducation | 00663744
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Working Still | CinemaEducation | 00663745
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663494
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663495
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663496
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663494

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Pikoo, 1980 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663494

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Pikoo is a 23-minute short made for French television, adapted by Ray from his own short story Pikoor Diary. While the story is told from the lens of the six-year-old boy who doesn't understand the messy world around him, the film tells the story from the perspective of both the child and the mother. Pikoo stands at the threshold of innocence, unable to comprehend the complexities of the adult world. His mother, Seema is an ensconced housewife whose motherhood is at conflict with her desires as a woman. The still shows Pikoo's father Ranjan getting ready to leave for work as he casually reveals his discovery of Seema's affair, in the presence of the washerman.

Cinematographer

Soumendu Roy

Director

Satyajit Ray

Editing

Dulal Dutta

Lead Cast

Victor Banerjee,

Promode Ganguli,

Soven Lahiri,

Aparna Sen,

Arjun Guha Thakurta

Music Director

Satyajit Ray

Producer

Henri Fraise

Production Designer

Bhanu Bose,

Saibal Gupta

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Satyajit Ray

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Satyajit Ray

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Nemai Ghosh

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Satyajit Ray

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