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Actors: Victor Banerjee, Swatilekha Chatterjee, Soumitra Chatterjee
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Ghare Baire - The Home and the World |
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Satyajit Ray's Bengali film is set in the first decade of twentieth century colonial rule. The division of Bengal was greeted with nationwide resentment leading to the Swadeshi( nationalist) movement. One of the mercenaries in this uprising is Sandip Mukherjee (Soumitra), a man who is aggressively activist with high political ambitions. In contrast, his friend Nikhilesh (Victor Banerjee) - a landlord and a royal - is mellow but equally liberal in thought. In an age when women were confined to matters of the household, Nikhilesh encourages his wife Bimala (Swatilekha) to come out of her domesticity and get acquainted with the outside world. He also frequently entertains Sandeep in his house, an arrangement of convenience for the latter, as he can maintain his lavish lifestyle by borrowing money from his friend on various pretexts. On one such ocassion, when Sandeep and Bimala meet, she is overwhelmed by his dashing character and radical thinking.
Although Nikhlesh's disapproves the extremism practiced by Sandeep in the name of Swadesh, Bimala secretly supports him and aids him with money from her husband. Nikhilesh is aware of this and also the fact that Bimala is in love
with Sandeep. But he believes that Bimala must realize herself, that behind Sandeep's patriotic exterior is, in reality, a shallow man.
--Biswa, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Ghare Baire - The Home and the World |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- liberal/lefty activism
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Indian Indian
Culture of surrounding area:
- Indian Indian
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
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