The confined
Description
Inspired by the short story Antareen written by Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the film shows the unfolding telephone relationship of two strangers. A young writer, staying alone, strikes up a friendship with a lonely anonymous female caller. We soon learn that she is the mistress of a rich old man, who keeps her in a lavish apartment and maintains her lower-middle-class family. Feeling powerless by her circumstance, she exerts control over the phone relationship by calling him only at her pleasure. As their conversations continue, so do their attachment to each other. They finally meet in a train compartment where his voice gives her a moment of recognition. The writer was played by Anjan Dutt, and the woman on the phone by Dimple Kapadia. Winner Indian National Award, Best Bengali Film 1994. Winner Outstanding Film, Istanbul Film Festival 1995, Winner BFJA (Journalist Association, oldest film critics award) Award Best Screenwriter - Mrinal Sen 1995 and BFJA Award Best Editing - Mrinmoy Chakraborty 1995.
Runtime
85 min
Creator
Sen, Mrinal, 1923- drt
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
1993
Database
Alexander Street
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