Cast
Jennifer Kendal 
Dhritiman Chatterjee Debashree Roy
Credits
Written by: 
Aparna Sen
Plot
Violet Stoneham, an elderly Anglo-Indian schoolteacher in Calcutta, lives alone in a shabby flat with her cat. She is kind to a young couple who borrow her flat for their meetings, and in return she gains a little companionship. Aparna Sen's 1981 debut as writer and director, produced by Shashi Kapoor, with Jennifer Kendal, is a gentle study of loneliness, and won her the National Award for best direction.
Sinekatalog’s take
Aparna Sen's debut follows Violet Stoneham, a lonely Anglo-Indian teacher in Calcutta who befriends a young couple using her flat. Jennifer Kendal is heartbreaking in a gentle, truthful and deeply moving film about solitude and fading worlds.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (466 votes)
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