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36 Chowringhee Lane is a 1981 film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by Shashi Kapoor. It marked the directorial debut of Sen, who had until then been known as a leading actress of Bengali cinema. The film was very well received upon release.
With Jennifer Kendal, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Geoffrey Kendal. After marriage of her niece, Rosemary, Anglo-Indian school-teacher Violet Stoneham lives a lonely life in her single room flat located at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta.
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- Drama, Romance
- Aparna Sen
- 1981-08-29
A lonely, middle-aged Anglo-Indian teacher at a private girls' school in Calcutta, who encourages, aids and creates a haven for the romance of an ex-student, becomes disillusioned when she realizes that the student and her boyfriend have ulterior motives.
36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) India, colour, 108m. Directed by Aparna Sen. A surprisingly good watch. Full of sentimentality, shown in a very engaging way. Felicity Kendal is an Anglo-Indian school-teacher in Calcutta. Her beloved died in the war. Her brother (played by her real uncle Geoffrey Kendal) is very sick in an old-folks home.
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- Film Valas
- Aparna Sen
Middle-aged Violet, an Anglo-Indian teacher, lives alone in a flat at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta. When a former student starts visiting her with her boyfriend, Violet welcomes them...
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- Aparna Sen
- Drama, Romance
- Jennifer Kendal
When a former student starts visiting her with her boyfriend, Violet welcomes them eagerly. After the marriage of her niece, an Anglo-Indian school-teacher, Violet Stoneham, lives a lonely life in her single room flat located at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta.
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After the marriage of her niece, Anglo-Indian school-teacher Violet Stoneham lives a lonely life in her single room flat in Calcutta, with only a tom cat for company. She is thrilled when a former student looks her up and also brings her boyfriend to her flat.
