Atithi (1965)
- Original title
- অতিথি
- Directed by
- Tapan Sinha
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenage boy leaves home to travel and live as a wanderer, finding joy in freedom. The film follows his encounters and experiences outside of domestic life.
gentlenostalgiccontemplativewarmbittersweetslow-pacedatmosphericpoetic
What happens
Atithi (literally The Guest; also known by the alternative English title The Runaway) is a 1965 Bengali drama film based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Tapan Sinha. It tells a simple story about a teenage boy who prefers the life of a wanderer to the confines of a domestic life. At the 13th National Film Awards, it won the National Award (Certificate of Merit) for the Second Best Feature Film. It also won several BFJA Awards. It was India's competitive entry at the Venice International Film Festival in 1966, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film was remade in Hindi as Geet Gaata Chal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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