Charulata 1964 SATYAJIT RAY

Charulata, one of Ray s undoubted Charulata, the sensitive but bored wife of a westernized newspaper publisher finds herself drawn sexually to her husband s young cousin who comes to stay and shares her taste for literature. The film moves with beautiful precision from flirtation and almost childish competitiveness to near tragedy amid a lovingly reconstructed period setting. The 1, 000 best movies in the history of cinema