Antarmahal (2005)

Original title

অন্তরমহল

Directed by

Rituparno Ghosh

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In late 19th century Bengal, a vain landlord forces his two wives to compete for his favor to boost his own social standing. The film focuses on their lives and struggles within the inner chambers of his grand home.

period dramaoppressiveemotionally intenseslow pacedsombergothicvisually ornateclaustrophobic

What happens

Antarmahal is a 2005 Indian Bengali film, directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation. The film is based on a Bengali short story named Pratima by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay. Set in the late 19th century, the plot revolves around two women who are married to a vainglorious Bengali landlord who exploits them to obtain social status. It stars Jackie Shroff, Roopa Ganguly, Soha Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Mrinal Mukherjee, Sumanta Mukherjee and Biswajit Chakraborty. The film received widespread critical acclaim. Screen Daily writes, "Rituparno Ghosh spins another sumptuous, yet intimate family story with Antarmahal: Views From The Inner Chamber, playing once morein the same register he successfully used two years ago for fellow Locarno competitor Chokher Bali." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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