36 Chowringhee Lane

36 Chowringhee Lane

Infobox Film | name = 36 Chowringee Lane


image_size = 180
caption = DVD cover
director = Aparna Sen
producer = Shashi Kapoor
writer = Aparna Sen
narrator =
starring = Jennifer Kendal
Debashree Roy
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Geoffrey Kendal
music = Vanraj Bhatia
cinematography = Ashok Mehta
editing = Bhanudas Divakar
distributor =
released = 29 August1981
runtime = 122 mins
country = India
language = Hindi
Bengali
English
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0081968

"36 Chowringee Lane" (1981) is a film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by Shashi Kapoor. The film was very well received upon release. It stars Jennifer Kendal in a critically acclaimed role and Debashree Roy.

Plot

In post-independent India a teacher, Violet Stoneham (Jennifer Kendal), lives a quiet and uneventful life at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Kolkata. Alone after the marriage of her daughter, her only joy in life is teaching Shakespeare despite the lack of interest from her students.

When a former student, Nandita pays a visit with her author-boyfriend Samaresh, Violet is delighted, particularly when Samaresh decides that he would like to work on a novel in her apartment.

Awards

The film has been nominated for and won the following awards since its release:

1982 Cinemanila International Film Festival (Philippines)
* Won - Golden Eagle - Best Feature Film - 36 Chowringhee Lane - Aparna Sen1982 National Film Awards (India)
* Won - Golden Lotus Award - Best Director - Aparna Sen
* Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Cinematography - Ashok Mehta
* Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Hindi) - 36 Chowringhee Lane - Aparna Sen1983 BAFTA Awards (UK)
* Nominated - Best Actress - Jennifer Kendal"'1983 Evening Standard British Film Awards (UK)
* Won - Best Actress - Jennifer Kendal

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0081968|title=36 Chowringhee Lane
* [http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/reviews/review.asp?Index=5177&User=11436 Film review]


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