What distinguishes Bari Theke Paliye from the rest of Ritwik’s films is the additional layer of subjectivity introduced — the big city is observed with an outsider’s perspective, through the eyes of a village boy who fantasizes Calcutta, his El Dorado. How Kanchan’s initial wonder at the majestic spectacles of the city and his optimism for finding work and sending money to his mother are slowly transformed by a cruel and heartless city into disillusionment is the crux of the narrative.
Dipanjan reviews the largely forgotten and underrated classic of Indian cinema, Ritwik Ghatak’s Bari Theke Paliye (Runaway from Home) [hat tip: BongoPondit].
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