Release, runtime and language

1961 · 173 mins · Bengali, Bangla

Directed by

Satyajit Ray

Starring

Aparna Sen, Soumitra Chatterjee, Gita Dey, Kali Bannerjee, Anil Chatterjee, Nripati Chatterjee

Three interwoven tales each centered on a female protagonist. In the first, an orphan girl forms a bond with the postmaster who teaches her to read and write. The second follows a woman whose obsession with the jewels her husband gifts her takes on a supernatural edge. The third depicts a young man who, after moving to a new village, falls for an unconventional local girl instead of his arranged bride, the respectable family’s daughter.