SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Hindi feature film. The story of Violet Stoneham, an ageing Anglo-Indian schoolteacher who lives in a dingy apartment in Calcutta and teaches Shakespeare. Two young lovers walk into her life one Christmas morning and break up her rigid routine. This new found friendship becomes paramount in Violet’s life but when she discovers that her apartment is more valuable to them than her friendship she again finds solace in Shakespeare. The film ends with her reciting aloud from King Lear on a deserted winter night with a stray dog as her only audience.

Language

English

Country

India

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1981

Duration

122 mins

Credits

Director

Aparna Sen

Producer

Sashi Kapoor

Cinematographer

Ashok Mehta

Screenplay

Aparna Sen

Music

Vanraj Bhatia

Cast

Debashree Roy	Nandita Roy
Dhritman Chatterjee	Samaresh Moitra
Geoffrey Kendal	Eddie Stoneham
Jennifer Kendal	Violet Stoneham
Soni Razdan	Rosemary Stoneham

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

King Lear

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Dialogue mostly in English but some conversations conducted in Hindi and Bengali.

Awards

1983 Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress (Jennifer Kendal).

Production Company

Name

Film-Valas

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