Kapurush - Der Feigling

In my second experience watching the cult director Satyajit Ray's Kapurush, aside the gorgeous full restored cinematography, fine landscape I light upon an unusual and boring storyline, where a screenwriter meets his girlfriend already married, almost contrived dealing with million people at large India territory, what a possibility to meet his former lover? Let's forget this small fortuity for dramatic purpose, so came up a slow pace narrative meanwhile enters a loudmouth husband, well can it getting worse I thought, possible not whatsoever with so praised director as Ray.

The second act of this short picture expose a fleeting scene when faltering guy asking sleeping pill to beauty housewife, it goes unnoticed by the audience, at final hour there the guy pleading for his old fiancée give up of her unhappy marriage aiming for a give a second chance for both, if she accepts he waiting for her at train station at night, she really arrives there on schedule, however.....

Apart the slow narrative, quite often annoying Satyajit Ray has an ace in the hole, also enhance it thru some flashbacks, another point slight touched here by wealthy husband about the infamous caste system, where no high class ought talk with lowest ones, fine picture.

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First watch: 2024 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5.