Anthropology Program Presents
[Location Change!] Film Series on The British Raj, In connection with Anthropology 207: Culture and Empire
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Hegeman 102
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Ghare Baire The Home and the World
Directed Satyajit Ray, 1984
In 1907, Nikhil—a wealthy yet enlightened and charitable Bengali landowner—encourages his wife Bimala to emerge from the traditional female seclusion of purdah and introduces her to his old friend Sandip, a radical leader in the Swadeshi movement. Bimala is deeply affected by Sandip's revolutionary fervor and experiences a profound political awakening that draws her out of her home and into the tumultuous world of Indian nationalism. Based on the novel by Rabindranath Tagore.Directed Satyajit Ray, 1984
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Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Hegeman 102