Satī

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The work Satī represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource Satī

Statement of responsibility: prayojanā, Nyāśanyāla Philma Ḍibhelapamenṭa Karporeśaṇa ; kāhinī o citranāṭya, Aparnā Sena, Aruṇa Bandyopādhyāẏa ; paricālanā, Aparnā Sena

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Summary: Set in the 19th century, Uma is a young girl from a Brahmin family who is an orphan living with her uncle. She is mute and has a horoscope that predicts her husband's untimely death. In short, she can't be married off. In order to overcome the stigma of an unmarried girl in the family, she is married to a tree. Uma is mistreated by all. She is seduced by the village schoolteacher and becomes pregnant, leading to greater humiliation. Throughout it all, the tree becomes her companion and a bond develops between the two mute creatures. Ultimately, it is the tree that gives Uma dignity in her death

Credits note: Director, Aparna Sen; story and screenplay, Aparna Sen, Arun Bandopadhya; music, Chidananda Dasgupta; camera, Ashok Mehta; editor, Shaktipada Roy; art direction, Kartick Bose

PerformerNote: Shabana Azmi, Arun Banerjee, Kali Banerjee, Pradip Mukherjee, Arindam Ganguly, Ketaki Dutta, Shakuntala Barua, Ajit Banerjee, Bimal Dev, Manu Mukherjee, Dipankar Raha, Ratna Ghosal

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