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Ghost of the Golden Groves

Ghost of the Golden Groves (Bengali: সোনাঝুরির ভূত, romanized: Shonajhurir Bhoot) is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language horror fantasy film directed by Aniket Dutta and Roshni Sen (known collectively as "Harun-Al-Rashid" after the caliph of the same name).[1][2][3] The film consists of two stories, the second of which is loosely based on a short story by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay.[2] The film stars Joyraj Bhattacharjee and Bibhuti Soumyajit Majumdar.[2]

Ghost of the Golden Groves
File:Ghost of the Golden Groves (2019) English-language poster.jpg
English-language release poster
Directed by
  • Aniket Dutta
  • Roshni Sen
Based onA short story
by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay ("Maya")
Starring
  • Joyraj Bhattacharya
  • Soumyajit Majumdar
Music byAniket Dutta
CinematographyBasab Mullick
Edited byNikon Basu
Release date
Running time
98 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Ghost of the Golden Groves premiered on 22 June 2019 at the London Indian Film Festival.[1][2]

CastEdit

  • Joyraj Bhattacharjee as Promotho[2][3]
  • Soumyajit Majumdar as Bibhuti[2][3]
  • Debleena Sen[2]
  • Bidyut Das as Komol Mete[2]
  • Jayanta Banerjee as Nibaran Chakraborty[2]

ReleaseEdit

Ghost of the Golden Groves had its premiere on 22 June 2019 at the London Indian Film Festival.[1][2] It later screened on 16 and 17 October 2019 at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in Canada.[4]

ReceptionEdit

Anton Bitel, in his review of the film for Sight & Sound, called it "Beautifully framed and shot [...] an elegant yet absurd diptych of supernatural tales whose odd parallels and asymptotic connections only add to their unsettling sense of illogic."[2] J. Hurtado of Screen Anarchy called the film "a challenging watch, for sure. The pacing is a bit slow and the material is quite obtuse for the most part, making mainstream breakthrough a tough road. However, film fans who like to be challenged will find plenty to dissect and enjoy."[3]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Shonajhurir Bhoot (Ghost of the Golden Groves)". London Indian Film Festival. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Bitel, Anton (5 July 2019). "Ghost of the Golden Groves first look: a haunting trip into the backwoods of Bengal". British Film Institute (BFI). Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hurtado, J. (9 July 2019). "London Indian 2019 Review: Ghost of the Golden Groves". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ghost of the Golden Groves". Festival du nouveau cinéma. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

External linksEdit

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