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Jean RenoirOperatőr:
Claude RenoirSzereplők:
Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields, Adrienne Corri, Nora Swinburne, Suprova Mukerjee, Radha, Thomas E. Breen, Patricia Walters, Trilak JetleyTartalmak(1)
Described by Renoir as, "an Occidental meditation on the Orient," the film adopts the languid rhythms of the East, as it tells the story of three adolescent girls coming of age in West Bengal after WWII. Harriet (Patricia Walters), a self-conscious aspiring writer, Melanie (Radha), a quiet Anglo-Indian girl, and Valerie (Adrienne Corri), an imperious beauty, are three friends united by their infatuation with Captain John (Thomas E. Breen), a WWII veteran who has moved into their neighborhood. Yet his melancholy, caused by losing his leg in the war, renders him impervious to their attempts to attract his attention. Patricia's amused but understanding parents (Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight) try to distract her with involvement in the small events of daily life. But even with her parents, tragedy can strike, as it does for Patricia, turning her world upside down. Only then can she begin to understand the Captain, and finally penetrate his isolation, achieving a kind of love far different than what she had imagined. (forgalmazó hivatalos szövege)
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Musings about life values in a captivating narrative, and it’s clear why Martin Scorsese admires this film so much – the work with the narrator who acquaints the viewer with the characters, the setting and its mythological nature, are all exemplary and refreshing. The message of the film, which is basically a simple moral fairytale, is pretty one-dimensional and limited, but the joy of watching it and peeking into Indian traditions prevails.
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