How i wish it was a Rituparno Ghosh film!
From the drawing room conversation between the two lead players (which covers up the entire first half of the film) with frequent references to Tagore's verses / Shantiniketan, to the subtle use of color & tone in every frame to the detailed use of props & art design, Punascha is a decent ode to film maker Rituparno Ghosh & his keen eye for detailing which was trademark in most of his classic films.
It was good to see Rupa Ganguly in a wonderful role after a long time, with her controlled poise & grace & a powerful screen presence,which of course she always had, she infuses life into the character Mohona as well the author's (played by Soumitra Chatterjee) muse as Deepa, Keya or Mohini . But the film dips & slows down terribly post the author's sudden death until it is salvaged in the last 15 minutes when the deceased author's wife makes an appearance. The sudden appearance & outburst of Mohona's daughter also doesn't make much of an impact because their again you'd had expected a finely written confrontation scene between the mother & daughter, even the conversation between the 'wife' & 'muse' though decent enough, could have been much better & probably that's where you truly miss Rituparno Ghosh who was more than capable of handling women onscreen with his finely structured narrative.
It was good to see Rupa Ganguly in a wonderful role after a long time, with her controlled poise & grace & a powerful screen presence,which of course she always had, she infuses life into the character Mohona as well the author's (played by Soumitra Chatterjee) muse as Deepa, Keya or Mohini . But the film dips & slows down terribly post the author's sudden death until it is salvaged in the last 15 minutes when the deceased author's wife makes an appearance. The sudden appearance & outburst of Mohona's daughter also doesn't make much of an impact because their again you'd had expected a finely written confrontation scene between the mother & daughter, even the conversation between the 'wife' & 'muse' though decent enough, could have been much better & probably that's where you truly miss Rituparno Ghosh who was more than capable of handling women onscreen with his finely structured narrative.
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