Deep Jwele Jaai (1959)
- Original title
- দীপ জ্বেলে যাই
- Directed by
- Asit Sen
- Genre
- drama, romance
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A nurse cares for a patient in a mental hospital and develops a bond with him. The story focuses on her dedication and the quiet tragedy of her situation.
melancholicpoignanttenderrestrainedemotionalintrospectivesomber
What happens
Deep Jwele Jaai (transl. To light a lamp) is a 1959 Indian Bengali-language film directed by Asit Sen. The film is based on a Bengali short story titled Nurse Mitra by Ashutosh Mukherjee. It was remade in Hindi in 1969 by Sen himself as Khamoshi. Before that it had been remade in Telugu in 1960 as Chivaraku Migiledi. The 1984 Kannada movie "Asha Kirana" starring Shankar Nag has a similar storyline (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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