A Tale of a Naughty Girl - Mondo Meyer Upakhyan

It is July 1969, man walks on the moon for the first time and a prostitute’s daughter somewhere in rural India makes a radical decision that will change her life for ever. Refusing to obey her mother’s command and get married to a rich old man, 14-year-old Lati runs off to Calcutta to attend school. What starts as an ordinary tale of adolescent rebellion is transformed into an ode to willpower in Dasgupta’s skillful hands. A frank portrayal of life in the Indian red light districts, A Tale of a Naughty Girl is an ethereal and surprisingly uplifting masterpiece of Indian cinema. The film was presented at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival.

Director: Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Screenwriter: Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Cinematography: Venu
Editing: Rabiranjan Maitra
Music: Biswadeb Dasgupta
Principal Cast: Samata Das, Rituparna Sengupta, Arpan Basar

India, Color
Bengali, 90΄
Format: 35mm