JANALA (The Window)
India/2009/110 min/35mm
In Bengali (English subtitles)
"Buddhadeb Dasgupta's tales of Bengali life are both searing social comment and pure poetry. It's a delicate balance, and in The Window he once again transforms the complexities of today's India into a song of many harmonies.
Bimal and Meera are a young Kolkata couple, very much in love and on the verge of being married. But Bimal has an idealistic streak. On a visit to his old school, he sees how it has fallen into disrepair. He immediately decides that he must donate a beautiful new carved window to replace the now-decrepit one from which he gazed as a boy. It seems like a simple act of generosity, but in Dasgupta's Bengal, generosity can seed chaos.
Dasgupta directs this story with the assurance and fluidity of a master, weaving in a parallel plot about a pair of circus performers to contrast Bimal and Meera's story. He brings the threads together as the film reaches its climax, finding a way to satirize elements of Indian society while drawing closer to his characters." - Cameron Bailey
Director: Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Cast: Indranil Sengupta, Swastika Mukherjee, Tapas Paul, Shankar Chakraborty
Production Company: Big Pictures
Screenplay: Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Cinematographer: Sunny Joseph
Editor: Amitava Dasgupta
Production Designer: Subrata Chakraborty
Sound: Anup Mukherjee
Music: Biswadeb Dasgupta
Print Source
Big Pictures
Commerce Centre, Plot No.27-B, Behind VIP Plaza, Off New Link Road, Andheri (W)
Mumbai 400053 India
T (91-223) 086-5000
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