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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Chiriyakhana - The Zoo |
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Chiriyakhana, directed by Satyajit Ray is a whodunnit featuring an adventure of Bengali author Saradindu Bannerjee's private detective Byomkesh Bakshi. A retired judge who has set up a colony for outcasts outside Calcutta, summons Byomkesh (Uttam Kumar) to conduct an
investigation. He is however murdered and that is followed up by the murder of a deaf and mute witness.
--Biswa, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Chiriyakhana - The Zoo |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Kind of mystery?
- skilled citizen investigator
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- average (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 2
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