The Home and the World (1985)
TRADITION VERSUS MODERNISM
When the movie opens, a woman is recalling the events that molded her perspective on the world. Years ago, her husband, a wealthy Western-educated landowner, challenged tradition by providing her with schooling, and inviting her out of the seclusion in which married women were kept, to the consternation of more conservative relatives. Meeting her husband's visiting friend from college, a leader of an economic rebellion against the British, she takes up his political cause, despite her husbands warnings. As the story progresses, the relationship between the woman and the visitor becomes more than platonic, and the political battles, pitting rich against poor and Hindu against Moslem, turn out not to be quite as simple as she had first thought.
Cast
- Soumitra Chatterjee - Sandip Mukherjee
- Victor Banerjee - Nikhilesh Choudhury
- Swatilekha Sengupta - Bimala Choudhury
- Gopa Aich - The Sister-in-Law
- Jennifer Kendal - Miss Gilby
- Manoj Mitra - Headmaster
- Bimal Chatterjee - Kulada
- Indrapramit Roy - Amulya
- Sunil Sarkar
- Tinu Ghosh
Screenplay
- Satyajit Ray (Screenplay)
- Rabindranath Tagore (Novel)
- Akshay Kumar Boral (Lyricist)
- Jyotirindranath Tagore (Lyricist)
- Rabindranath Tagore (Lyricist)
Keywords
love triangle, patriotism, family drama, drama
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Home and the World about?
- When the movie opens, a woman is recalling the events that molded her perspective on the world. Years ago, her husband, a wealthy Western-educated landowner, challenged tradition by providing her with schooling, and inviting her out of the seclusion in which married women were kept, to the consternation of more conservative relatives. Meeting her husband's visiting friend from college, a leader of an economic rebellion against the British, she takes up his political cause, despite her husbands warnings. As the story progresses, the relationship between the woman and the visitor becomes more than platonic, and the political battles, pitting rich against poor and Hindu against Moslem, turn out not to be quite as simple as she had first thought.
- Who directed The Home and the World?
- The Home and the World was directed by Satyajit Ray.
- Who stars in The Home and the World?
- The Home and the World stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Victor Banerjee, Swatilekha Sengupta, Gopa Aich, Jennifer Kendal, Manoj Mitra.
- How long is The Home and the World?
- The Home and the World has a runtime of 2h 20m (140 minutes).
- What genre is The Home and the World?
- The Home and the World is a Drama film.
- Where was The Home and the World produced?
- The Home and the World was produced in India.