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      Two Daughters

      Released Apr 30, 1963 1h 54m Comedy Drama List
      100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 88% Audience Score 100+ Ratings The stories of two young Indians coming of age comprise this engaging film. In the first tale, Ratan (Chandana Banerjee) is an orphaned girl living in a poor village. When a poet from the city (Anil Chatterjee) becomes the village postmaster, a relationship blossoms between the two as he teaches Ratan how to read. The second tale follows a student who returns to his village to find his mother has arranged his marriage. He refuses to follow tradition and opts to marry the girl he loves. Read More Read Less

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      Eric Rhode Sight & Sound The Postmaster is a fine piece of work: if it weren't flawed by Ray's usual cliche of a storm at a moment of crisis, it would be a masterpiece. Samapti is sharper and brisker; a comedy of love, in fact, conveyed in what is a generally taut narrative. Feb 11, 2020 Full Review TIME Magazine Two Daughters, a two-part film based on short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, is so filled with the basic stuff of humanity that with minor changes of script it could have been made in rural Louisiana. Mar 18, 2013 Full Review Tom Milne Time Out Ray at his best. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Tom Dawson Total Film Gracefully shot, it's an amusing film that's imbued with Ray's generous humanity. Rated: 4/5 Mar 18, 2013 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Two modest but beautifully shot stories. Rated: B Oct 25, 2008 Full Review TV Guide [Ray] delivers two beautifully textured tales of a young woman's discovery of love and affection, capturing the transition between childhood and adulthood. Rated: 3/4 Aug 29, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member I don't know if it's an anthology film or just three shorts connected by a similar theme. Either way I think it's a distinction without a difference. Teen Kanya tells three lovely tales of young women in India. The third segment was probably my favorite, as the free spirited Mrinmoyee wins over an occasionally uptight man going against what's "proper". The first story was also a beautiful and simple story told about a man and his somewhat adopted daughter. The second segment was the weakest but still well made and slightly darker than the other two. Another fine addition to Ray's filmography! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Two stories of men not seeing the full depth of their relationship with young girls, and the girls coming to a fuller understanding of different kinds of love. The first story is more conventional, more innocent, but more effective. The second story traces a tomboy's arranged marriage and her struggle with adulthood. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member The first tale is starts out heartwarming, then heartbreaking, a lovely little piece of the kind I typically associate with Ray. The second is the weakest of the bunch: the ending is too silly to have the desired effect, the coda is predictable, the acting isn't so hot, and it's far too slow. The third story makes up for it: a charming romance (of sorts) that's lightly comic with a touch of social commentary and a satisfying resolution. Aparna Sen is utterly captivating. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Postmaster - one of the best films of Ray from one of the best short stories of Tagore. Tagore's stories are best understood in the films of Ray because Satyajit was the artist who understood Rabindranath best. Monihara (The Lost Jewels) - Excellent psychological horror film. Some misplaced ethisc of Tagore are present here, esp. regarding women. But as a whole it's a successful depiction of greed and love. Samapti (The Conclusion) - Aparna Sen was unforgettable. There were few amzing shots like, Chorki in the cage, Bildungsroman view of Mrinmoyee (Aparna)- several shots from the same angle, anger of Mrinmoyee. Actually Mrinmoyee was amazing. Samapti is the best romantic drama I have ever seen. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw this quite some years ago, but I have a fond memory that the description on the flier for the movie given out by the moviehouse had wonderful information - one of those pieces was that the second story of Teen Kanya starred "Chorky the Squirrel". Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Teen Kanya originally consists of three stories. This version I am viewing contains two of the stories (due to subtitles not being finished and to budget constraints). The first story is "Postmaster" and tells the story of a young man coming to work as a postmaster in an isolated village. The only companion he has is the small girl who has been ordered to work for him and do as he says, yet instead they form a friendship and in return he teaches her to read and write. However after a case of malaria he leaves the village leaving the girl heartbroken. The second tale is "Samapti" and is defiantly the better of the two. Again this is about a young man, but this time the man is coming home after his exams to a mother who is desperate for him to marry. Not taking to the suitor lined up for him he marries the local tomboy but it truns out that marraige is not what she wanted. The second story has some very funny moments, even slapstick at times. It succesfully blends comedy and drama. Overall a decent film from Ray. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis The stories of two young Indians coming of age comprise this engaging film. In the first tale, Ratan (Chandana Banerjee) is an orphaned girl living in a poor village. When a poet from the city (Anil Chatterjee) becomes the village postmaster, a relationship blossoms between the two as he teaches Ratan how to read. The second tale follows a student who returns to his village to find his mother has arranged his marriage. He refuses to follow tradition and opts to marry the girl he loves.
      Director
      Satyajit Ray
      Screenwriter
      Satyajit Ray, Rabindranath Tagore
      Distributor
      Sony Pictures Classics, Janus Films, Merchant-Ivory Productions [us]
      Production Co
      Satyajit Ray Productions
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      Bangla
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 30, 1963, Original
      Runtime
      1h 54m
      Sound Mix
      Mono