Rent Two Daughters (1961)
3.9 of 5 from 57 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
Two stories of rural life from acclaimed Indian director Satyajit Ray.
Postmaster
The story about Nanda, a young man who leaves Calcutta to work as a postmaster in an isolated malaria-infested village. The postmaster is looked after by a young orphan girl, Ratan. His only solace in the village is in teaching Ratan how to read and write.
SamaptiThe story about a student, Amulya, who returns to his village after finishing his exams. His widowed mother is very anxious for him to marry, and has already picked out a girl. He rejects his mother's choice and, being forced to choose some girl, marries a lively tomboy who is not ready to give up her freedom. - Actors:
- Chandana Banerjee, Nripati Chatterjee, Anil Chatterjee, Khagen Pathak, Ghopal Roy, Soumitra Chatterjee, Aparna Sen, Sita Mukherjee, Gita Dey, Santosh Dutta, Devi Neogy, Mihir Chakravarti, Govinda Chakravarti
- Directors:
- Satyajit Ray
- Producers:
- Satyajit Ray, Aminyanath Mukherji
- Writers:
- Satyajit Ray, Rabindranath Tagore
- Aka:
- Teen Kanya
- Studio:
- Mr Bongo
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide to Satyajit Ray
- Countries:
- India
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Must watch - Two Daughters review by RM
Two stories of two teenage girls, both poorly educated but with developed personalities, set in Bengal village settings over a century ago - exploring aspects of feminine independence and free will, against very different socio-economic settings.
One cannot watch them and not become more aware of and sympathetic towards women's desire to be able to decide for themselves and wish to be appreciated and loved for themselves - particularly in a patriarchal society.
Two must-watch, thought-provoking, gripping stories, beautifully acted and directed.
NB: The dvd is classified as genre: Bollywood. It definitely is not!
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