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1 DVD-Video (ca. 151 Min.) : s/w
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Samna is a 1974 Marathi language crime film directed by Jabbar Patel. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. Wealthy and influential Hindurao Dhonde Patil finds a homeless drunk, brings him home, looks after him, feeds him, finds a room for him, gets him employed, calls him Master, and even finds a woman to look after him. In return, this male steals from Hindurao, is apprehended by the local police, but Hindurao pays for his bail. Hindurao is forced to make a final decision about him after he finds out that Master has been inquiring about a missing army officer named Maruti Kamble. This movie gives an opportunity to watch one of the greatest duels of the contemporary great Marathi actors Dr. Shriram Lagoo and Nilu Phule. It will be wiser not to get trapped into comparisons as to who surpasses whom in that department, but watch them perform their roles with great acumen - Phule as the Patil of the village, and Lagoo as the man in search of the answers to the questions that trouble him throughout his existence. Brilliant screenplay (Vijay Tendulkar), superb direction (Jabbar Patel) and performances that can never be forgotten (Lagoo and Phule) make this movie an absolute delight to watch. No wonder it was India's entry for the Golden Berlin Bear. "Kunachya khandyavari kunache ojhe" (someone carries the burden meant for someobody else's shoulders) became an everlasting song, along with "Hya topikhali dadlay kay" (what's hidden beneath this hat, a very strong statement on the Gandhian cap worn by the Congress political figures in those days). Overall, this movie rates very high in the Marathi film industry and shares the spots with all-time greats like "Shyamchi Aai". (Jabbar Patel blogspot)
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Ländercode: 0
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Orig.: Indien, 1975
Language:
Marathi
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