SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

The Weight of Cotton

Synopsis

Feature film with a plot inspired by King Lear. A self-respecting wise old man decides to divide his property among his family. He settles down with his youngest son and soon realises that without his wealth he is nobody. His sons treat him like a burden; his grandchildren laugh at him. He feels completely detached from his family and decides to cut his ties forever. The film suggests that old age is like a bale of thawed cotton, apparently weightless. But the passage of time (age) makes this bale more and more wet, and it soon becomes so heavy that everyone wants to throw it off.

Language

Hindi

Country

India

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1997

Duration

111 mins

Credits

Director

Subhash Agrawal

Cinematographer

Mahesh Chandra

Screenplay

Subhash Agrawal; Vijay Bhope

Music

K. Narayan

Cast

Pankaj Kapur
Raghuvir Yadav
Reema Lagoo

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

King Lear

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Available on DVD with streaming access at cost from Academic Video Store.

Production Company

Name

National Film Development Corporation of India

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Academic Video Store

Email

sales@alexanderstreet.com

Web

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Address

3212 Duke Street
Alexandria
VA 22314
USA

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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