Aparna Sen
Still: paramaAparna SEN (1945, India) is a mainstay in Bengali cinema, working for decades as a filmmaker, screenwriter and actress. Daughter of critic and filmmaker, Chidananda Dasgupta and award winning costume designer, Supriya Dasgupta, Sen made her acting debut at the age of 15 in a 1961 Satyajit Ray film. In 1981 she directed her debut film, 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981). Her film Parama (1985) was awarded at the National Film Awards India and is shown retrospectively at IFFR 2024.
Filmography
36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), Parama (1985), Sati (1989), Picnic (1989, TV), Yugant (1995), Paromitar Ek Din/House of Memories (2000), Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002), 15 Park Avenue (2005), The Japanese Wife (2010), Iti Mrinalini: An Unfinished Letter... (2010), Goynar Baksho (2013), Saari Raat (2015), Arshinagar (2015), Sonata (2017), Ghawre Bairey Aaj/The Home & The World Today (2019), The Rapist (2024)
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Aparna Sen op IFFR
The Home & The World Today
Een cruciale update van de klassieke roman van Tagore uit 1916 over de strijd tussen traditie en moderniteit, politiek en privéleven in India.
146'
India
IFFR 2020
Parama
Aparna Sens krachtige commentaar op maatschappelijke verwachtingen en de individualiteit van vrouwen in India.
131'
India
IFFR 2024
Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen
De productieve Indiase filmmaker Aparna Sen haalt herinneringen op aan haar eigen filmverleden.
81'
India
IFFR 2024