The Lonely Wife

A romance in name, just don't expect anything too romantic. I've seen a fair share of Ray films and it's pretty clear by now that he's not my type of director. I will say this film looked more polished than most other films I've seen from him, but his work is so damn dry that it doesn't do anything for me.

Charulata is married to a wealthy man, who relieves her from her chores. That leaves Charulata with a lot of time on her hands,k but very little to do. So her husband invites his nephew over, knowing they both share a love for literature. What he didn't expect is that soon enough, they also share a love for each other.

There's a dream sequence halfway through that is somewhat unique, the rest of the film felt stale and uninteresting. The romance is delivered as pure drama, the cinematography is dull and the performances are poor. It's a far cry from the usual Bollywood cinema, but that doesn't make it any better.