Shadows of Time (2004)
"Schatten der Zeit" (original title)

Ravi has settled in his dreary fate as indented boy-laborer in a textile plant outside Calcutta, making sure he earns and saves more then other boys to buy his release. Yet when young, ... See full summary »

Director:

Florian Gallenberger

Writer:

Florian Gallenberger

Stars:

Tannishtha Chatterjee, Prashant Narayanan, Tillotama Shome

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tannishtha Chatterjee	...	Masha
Prashant Narayanan	...	Ravi
Tillotama Shome	...	Deepa
Irrfan Khan	...	Yani
Tumpa Das	...	Young Masha / Sati
Sikandar Agarwal	...	Young Ravi
Biplab Dasgupta	...	Fabrikmanager
Dibyendu Bardhan	...	Fabrikbesitzer
Gautam Banerjee	...	Vorarbeiter
Kuma Chakraborty	...	Ticketverkäufer
Barun Chakraborty	...	Bordellbesitzer
Pranab Babdi	...	Budenbesitzer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mohammed Mirja Ali	...	Deepas Sohn 2
Panchanan Banerjee	...	Angestellter Teppichladen
Robin Banerjee	...	Oberkellner Club

Storyline

Ravi has settled in his dreary fate as indented boy-laborer in a textile plant outside Calcutta, making sure he earns and saves more then other boys to buy his release. Yet when young, naive Masha is sold into service by her debt-crushed father, Ravi falls in love with her and rather the see her sold as private all-purposes servant, spends his savings on her release. They agree to meet in Calcutta's largest Shiva temple once he's free. Being the captive of his own skill, that takes years, while she becomes a brothel's star. Ravi arrives as a man, and unable to find her accepts to become an old carpet trader's brilliant right hand and near-fiancé of his beloved granddaughter Deepa. Fate makes her marry affluent customs official Yani and Ravi re-orphaned Deepa before the true lovers meet again.

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Plot Keywords:

boy | boxer shorts | ritual | punishment | dinner | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

Bengali English

Release Date:

12 May 2005 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Shadows of Time

Filming Locations:

Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fanes Film, CP Medien AG, Diana-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Beautiful Film

"Shadows of Time" is a marvelous film. It takes you through 60 years of the life of its two main characters (Ravi and Masha) and tells the story of their unfulfilled love. The cinematography is outstanding, the acting is great, especially for Indian actors, the sets are so alive and the story telling is of a quality like you don't see it often these days. The film is slow, but in a nice way. You just need to open your heart and go with the story and it will just take you on the most amazing trip. I have seen many Indian films, but "Shadows of Time" is different, it gives you a glimpse of real India (opposed to film India), its colors, its faces, streets and light. The film takes place in Calcutta and it really transports the atmosphere of Calcutta from 40 years back.

Great!