Fresh
Ray at his best.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Overview
'Teen Kanya' is an anthology film based upon short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, as a tribute on the author's centenary. The title means "Three Daughters", and the film's original Indian release contained three stories, with three central female characters linking the stories together. 'The Postmaster' concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. 'Monihara' is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. 'Samapti' follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family. The international release did not include 'Monihara', and was released as 'Dui Kanya', or "Two Daughters".
Director and cast
- Satyajit Ray Director
- Chandana Banerjee as Ratan (segment "The Postmaster")
- Nripati Chatterjee as Bishey (segment "The Postmaster")
- Anil Chatterjee as Nandal (segment "The Postmaster")
- Khagen Pathak as Khagen (segment "The Postmaster")
- Kali Banerjee as Phanibhusan Saha (segment "The Lost Jewels")
- Kanika Majumdar as Manimalika (segment "The Lost Jewels")
- Kumar Roy as Madhusudhan (segment "The Lost Jewels")
- Gobinda Chakravarti as Schoolmaster (segment "The Lost Jewels")
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")
- Aparna Das Gupta as Mrinmoyee (segment "The Conclusion")
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The script, the direction and the music, all created by Mr. Ray, make a blend of poetic creation that is almost majestic.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
Each exemplifies, in its modest way, the quiet wisdom and the subtle craftsmanship of [Ray's] films.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Satyajit Ray's 1961 film displays his customary limpid realism and penetrating sense of character.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Two Daughters, a two-part film based on short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, is so filled with the basic stuff of humanity that with minor changes of script it could have been made in rural Louisiana.
TIME Magazine
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