Three Daughters (1961)
Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. The second one is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. The final one follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family.
Director: Satyajit Ray
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Runtime: 173 min
Release Date: May 5, 1961
Cast
- Anil Chatterjee - Nandal (segment "The Postmaster")
- Chandana Banerjee - Ratan (segment "The Postmaster")
- Nripati Chatterjee - Bishey (segment "The Postmaster")
- Khagen Pathak - Khagen (segment "The Postmaster")
- Gopay Roy - Bilash (segment "The Postmaster")
- Kali Bannerjee - Phanibhushan Saha (segment "The Lost Jewels")
- Kanika Majumdar - Monimalika (segment "The Lost Jewels")
- Kumar Roy - Madhusudhan (segment "The Lost Jewels")
- Gobinda Chakravarti - Schoolmaster (segment "The Lost Jewels")
- Soumitra Chatterjee - Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")
Screenplay
- Satyajit Ray (Screenplay)
- Rabindranath Tagore (Short Story)
Music: Satyajit Ray
Cinematography: Soumendu Roy
Editing: Dulal Dutta
Production: Satyajit Ray Productions
Country: India
Language: বাংলা
Original Language: bn
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Three Daughters about?
- Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. The second one is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. The final one follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family.
- Who directed Three Daughters?
- Three Daughters was directed by Satyajit Ray.
- Who stars in Three Daughters?
- Three Daughters stars Anil Chatterjee, Chandana Banerjee, Nripati Chatterjee, Khagen Pathak, Gopay Roy, Kali Bannerjee.
- How long is Three Daughters?
- Three Daughters has a runtime of 2h 53m (173 minutes).
- What genre is Three Daughters?
- Three Daughters is a Comedy, Drama, Fantasy film.
- Where was Three Daughters produced?
- Three Daughters was produced in India.