Fiction

MANDA MEYER UPAKHYAN

TALE OF A NAUGHTY GIRL, A
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Indien 2002
89 min
V'03

Living in the mystical landscapes of West Bengal, the precocious young Lati is caught between the push of tradition and the pull of the promise of a new life. Her aging prostitute mother is trying to sell her to a lecherous movie-theatre owner, who will serve as patron to both women. But having tasted the fruits of education, Lati yearns for the world beyond her village. Indian director Buddhadeb Dasgupta may be without equal in crafting lyrical stories about the forces that threaten to destroy innocence. Though the film is set in 1969, just as a man is about to walk on the moon, Dasgupta has fashioned a timeless and almost flawless tale. (Mark Peranson)

Credits
  • Samata Das - Lati
  • Rituparna Sengupta - Rajani
  • Arpan Basar - Shibu
  • Ramgopal Bajaj - Natabar Paladhi
  • Pradeep Mukherjee - Nagen
  • June Malia - Bakul
  • Sudipta Chakraborty - Basanti
  • Shreelekha Mitra - Aysha
  • Tapas Bal - Ganesh
  • Buddhadeb Dasgupta
  • Venu
  • Anup Mukhopadayay
  • Rabi Ranjan Maitra
  • Biswadeb Dasgupta
  • Jayanta Kundu
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