The Coward ( Kapurush )

The Coward (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Kapurush
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Bengali ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Bengali ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
73 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
India ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Satyajit Ray

Written By:
Satyajit Ray
Premendra Mitra

Actors:
Soumitra Chatterjee ..... Amitabha Roy (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
Madhabi Mukherjee ..... Karuna Gupta (as Madhabi Mukhopadhyay)
Haradhan Bannerjee ..... Bimal Gupta (as Haradhan Bandyopadhyay)
Santi Chatterjee ..... (as Shanti Chattopadhyay)
Satish Haldar
Deochand Lal

Synopsis:

Amitabha Roy (Soumitra Chatterjee), a sriptwriter has a breakdown near a tea-estate and he is offered a place to stay by the estate manager (Haradhan Banerjee) at his bungalow. When he reaches, Amitabha finds out that the manager is married to his ex-girlfriend, Karuna (Madhabi Mukherjee). The manager has invited Amitabha to assuage his own boredom # and fails to notice the uneasiness between his wife and the guest. The plot unfolds over a period of approximately one-day when they have dinner, breakfast and go for a picnic # and small gestures rekindle Amitabha's memories. Through a series of flashbacks, he remembers their first meeting, courtship and separation (which was solely because of his lack of courage to make a commitment). Amitabha's current affluence and his suspicion of Karuna's unhappiness leads him to propose to Karuna once again but she is inclined to believe that the time to muster up courage has gone past.

Stranded in a small town when his car breaks down on a research trip, screenwriter Roy (Soumitra Chatterjee) is shocked to discover that a former lover is now married to the tea plantation owner who has offered to put him up. Recalling his inability to commit to her and the relationship's resultant breakdown, Roy attempts to make amends for the past but finds time hasn't healed the wounds.

Stranded in a small town, a screenwriter is astonished to encounter a former lover now married to the owner of a tea plantation. Recalling his inability to commit to her and the relationship's resultant breakdown, Roy attempts to make amends for the past but finds time hasn't healed the wounds.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.