One grieves for Amitabha. When he had a chance to claim his beloved, he did not step up.
A poor writer, Amitabha (Soumitra Chaterjee) has nothing to offer but a second chance. "I won't let you down this time," he whispers to Karuna (Madhabi Mukherjee).
Her laughing spouse, Bimal (Haradhan Bannerjee), is rich but desperately lonely. "It helps to forget the boredom and tragedy," he says as he knocks back another stiff one.
I love master director Satyajit Ray. But does any of his films end happily?
One does hope, as this film moves inexorably toward the train whistle.
The performances here are uniformly wonderful.
(And catch that sad coda on marriage -- "You enjoy seeing the same face, day after day?")
A poor writer, Amitabha (Soumitra Chaterjee) has nothing to offer but a second chance. "I won't let you down this time," he whispers to Karuna (Madhabi Mukherjee).
Her laughing spouse, Bimal (Haradhan Bannerjee), is rich but desperately lonely. "It helps to forget the boredom and tragedy," he says as he knocks back another stiff one.
I love master director Satyajit Ray. But does any of his films end happily?
One does hope, as this film moves inexorably toward the train whistle.
The performances here are uniformly wonderful.
(And catch that sad coda on marriage -- "You enjoy seeing the same face, day after day?")