Right at the beginning, we are shown the actual certificate of approval from the India Board of Censors. Some adult themes discussed, even if never shown. Charulata ( Madhabi Mukherjee ) is the wife of Bhupati (Shailen Mukherjee ), the editor of a newspaper. When he doesn't have the time or the will to spend time with her, Amal and Umapada spend time with her to keep her amused. But there could be unintended consequences to letting her spend time with others... written by Rabindranath Tagore, who had many of his plays, stories, and novels made into film.. good solid story. At almost two hours, its long... didn't really need to be. So many long stares off into the distance, longing looks, and the characters sing a couple songs. The picture quality is remarkably good. Its good, overall. Just long. Very long. And a bit slow. Directed by Satyajit Ray, who had won TONS of film fest awards, including a couple for this film!
