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Leela (2002)

Leela poster
Directed by
Somnath Sen
Genre
romance film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
1.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman looks back on a summer romance from her youth. The film follows her memories of a brief but meaningful connection.

melancholicnostalgictenderslow-burnbittersweetintimatereflective

What happens

Leela is a 2002 English-language drama film directed by Somnath Sen. The movie stars Dimple Kapadia and Deepti Naval. The film's story is loosely based on Summer of '42. The film premiered at Reel World Film Festivalm, Toronto, in 2005. It also was featured in the 2002 edition of the IAAC Film Festival, conducted by the Indian diaspora, which works to showcase the Indian films to the West. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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