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From: mathur@alberta.UUCP (Ambrish Mathur)
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Subject: Re: Mrinal Sen at FilmUtsav
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Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 17:46:57 EST
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>This is certainly an enjoyable movie. For some unknown reason, the
>landscape seems much more green than in Ray's subdued, moody "Ashani
>Sanket". (Sonar Bangla, really: makes me wish Ray had done his
>				Sri Rajeev

	As you have yourself pointed out, Ray's "Ashani Sanket" is set
during the great '43 famine of Bengal. You can hardly expect him to
show the lush green landscape of Bengal while trying to depict a famine.

--Ambrish Mathur
...ihnp4!alberta!mathur