Aparna Sen’s adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s classic novel ‘Ghare Baire’ (Home and the World) has a contemporary setting, in as much as the glimpses of nationalism that were present in Tagore’s novel have now taken an uglier, bolder and – if one might say so – more urgent shape in the film. As all artists must do, Sen alludes to a number of ongoing issues of conservative supremacy in India, and chooses to use merely the structure of the novel as her source material. Which is good. Which is relevant, and the need of the hour. Which is exactly what one would and could do in setting the story in modern times. Which is why the film finally works, despite some flaws in its writing that cannot be ignored. The film is a statement of protest first, and an exploration of themes such as faith, adultery and guilt much later.
- 1/30/2020
- by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
- AsianMoviePulse
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