36 Chowringhee Lane Part 4

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. Samaresh is an author and likes the solitude of Violet's flat, and would like to write his new novel there, to which Violet readily agrees to. He likes her antique record-player and she gives it to him as a gift. She hopes she has become part of a family again. It is Christmas time and Violet would like to bake a cake and visit Nandita and Samaresh to surprise them. But is a surprise that awaits her when she reaches her destination.

Director: Aparna Sen
Writer: Aparna Sen
Jennifer Kendal ... Miss Violet Stoneham
Dhritiman Chatterjee ... Samaresh Moitra
Debashree Roy ... Nandita Roy
Geoffrey Kendal ... Eddie Stoneham
Soni Razdan ... Rosemary Stoneham

Awards: The film has been nominated for and won the following awards since its release:
1982 Cinemanila International Film Festival (Philippines)
Won - Golden Eagle - Best Feature Film - 36 Chowringhee Lane - Aparna Sen
1982 National Film Awards (India)
Won - Golden Lotus Award - Best Director - Aparna Sen
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Cinematography - Ashok Mehta
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Hindi) - 36 Chowringhee Lane - Aparna Sen
1983 BAFTA Awards (UK)
Nominated - Best Actress - Jennifer Kendal
1982 Evening Standard British Film Awards (UK)
Won - Best Actress - Jennifer Kendal

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@Tabish29 I understand your agony,the time flies making us lonelier...but we should learn to love life the way it comes to us.

[Tabish29]

I must have watched this while my parents had it on during my childhood. I don't think I was even in my teens. That last scene even at that early age touched me and angered me. The ingratitude of human beings in this so short journey of ours. Haven't things gotten worse as time's gone by? Makes me sad. RIP Jennifer Kapoor.