A Tribute to Mrinal Sen

A tribute to the celebrated director with a screening of two very popular feature films featuring Mamata Shankar

 

Akaler Sandhaney

Director: Mrinal Sen

 

Recipient of the National Film Awards 1979 for Best Film in Bengali & Best Director

 

The daughter of a middle-class family fails to return home one night. Her worried family organizes a search party and the situation quickly deteriorates into a deeper crisis made worse by the fact that she is the only bread winner in the family

 

 

At 18:00

Kharij (95 min; 1982; dvd; English subtitles)

Director: Mrinal Sen

 

Recipient of the National Film Award 1982 for Second Best Direction

 

The film tells the story of a middle-class family who’s child servant is found dead, and their efforts to pacify his grieving father

 

(Collaboration: Impresario India)