The Filmotsav 2013 at Ravindra Bhavan Auditorium is all about screening of refined and popular movies altogether. Here on Thursday, one of the classical movies of Bollywood 36 Chowringhee lane was screened at Filmotsav. Afterwards, Hollywood movie Norma Rae was screened at the auditorium.
36 Chowringhee lane left the audiences stunned, as they were able to watch such tremendous performances on big screen once again. Directed by one of the noted directors of Bollywood Aparna Sen, the movie features Jennifer Kendal, Debashree Roy, Dhritiman Chatterjee and Geoffrey Kendal. The movie was released in the year 1981 having the running time of 108 minutes.
The movie is set in the post-independence India. The story is all about human relationship and the changes situations adds to these relationships. After the marriage of her niece, Rosemary, Anglo-Indian school-teacher Violet Stoneham lives a lonely life in her single room flat located at 36 Chowringhee lane in Calcutta, with only a tom cat for company. She is thrilled when a former student, Nandita Roy, looks her up and also brings her boyfriend, Samaresh Moitra, to her flat. But is a surprise that awaits her when she reaches her destination. She sees that she was deceived by them and accepting the truth about both she leaves from there and walk back to her lonely life.
Another movie, Norma Rae is a 1979 American drama film that tells the story of a
factory worker from a small town in North Carolina, who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. The film stars Sally Field in the titular role, Beau Bridges as Norma Rae's husband, Sonny, and Ron leibman as union organiser Reuben Warshowsky.
The movie was written by Harriet Frank, Jr and Irving Ravetch, and was directed by Martin Ritt. It is based on the true story of Crystal lee Sutton (1940–2009), which was told in the 1975 book Crystal lee, a Woman of Inheritance by New York Times reporter.
It is story of a young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionise her mill despite the problems and dangers involved. Sally Field won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal as Norma Rae Webster.