Underplayed Gems

Picnic (1972)

Picnic poster
Original title
পিকনিক
Directed by
Inder Sen
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 04m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of friends go on a picnic that stirs up old memories and unresolved feelings. The film follows their interactions and personal struggles during the outing.

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What happens

Picnic is a 1972 Indian Bengali film, written and directed by Inder Sen, based on the 1970 Ramapada Chowdhury novel of the same name. It stars Archana, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Joyoshree Ray, Ranjit Mallick, Arati Bhattacharya and Samit Bhanja in the lead roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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