The landlord is not just the owner of the house - it is the owner of the house. Another rare gem of Indian cinema.
I want to compare this film with the handmade cross, recreates a huge portrait with incredible accuracy down to the smallest detail. And you lean back to look at the whole picture and stand like this, with your mouth open, amazed by such painstaking and skillful work.
No, really. This is a real incorruptible masterpiece in terms of the characters. It is incorruptible, because, despite the fact that the appearance of the picture has changed over the years, exactly the same types can be found to this day - and they are more the rule than the exception. In fact, nothing has changed. And I would fervently advise to watch (watch carefully!) This film for all girls who are going to get married.
The type of mother-in-law is just a classic, passing from generation to generation! Whether to laugh or cry... they are taught the same underground courses. To me, this aspect of the film was most of all a knife to the living, although in general, the film, of course, is not about the relationship of a young couple and their mother, but much more deeply - it is about the throwing of a young man, morally unprepared for responsibility and his new role in life, the role of "homeowner". It is much easier to feel sorry for yourself, complain to everyone around you, rush for comfort to your mother, abandon everything and go “for enlightenment”, covering up your own worthlessness and cowardice. Despite my ardent love for the young Shashi Kapoor, I always wanted to kick his ass. A natural calf with huge mournful eyes and the same calf passivity - where they pull the rope, there goes.
The most gorgeous Durga Khote in the form of a mother-in-law! Just every expression on her face, every eloquent look, every phrase is priceless.
Lila Naidu I personally was very little. Her character is not sufficiently revealed, but, again, I understand that the film is not about her, she is here, as well as other characters, just a frame for the main character. But in a low-verbal role, she is brilliant. Lila Naidu, a beautiful young actress who at one time was Miss India and had a remarkable acting talent. It is a pity that she has appeared in so few films. Only now I realize that for some reason she was pushed into the same type - a young married woman with family problems. Of course, these are great movies and great roles, but I still wonder why such a stereotype? Probably because she was married when she came to the movies. And I also realized that Lila attracts me the most - she does not have a drop of grooming or vanity inherent in many beautiful and bright women. And she's not afraid to be ugly on screen if she has to. In other words, it does not have that mask of perfection, there is no aura of diva. But I could easily win glamorous competition with any screen beauty of those years.
Film without songs, and fully in English. In classic British English, which in real life you can not hear, especially in Indian cinema. For me, it was high and linguistic ecstasy. The film is firmly in the ranks of my favorites for all time and will be reviewed many more times.
In "The Homeowner" there is a message that is rarely seen today. The film begins with Prem and his young wife discussing the wedding they will attend. At the wedding Prem notices that the groom seems irritated. He tells the groom there's nothing to worry about and continues to tell the story of his first year of marriage. His memories make up almost the rest of the film. Prem is married to Indus by arrangement. Newlyweds find it difficult to adjust to family life. Prem faces a lot of problems - a low-paying job in which he is bullied by almost everyone, a drunken homeowner, a disputed relationship between his mother and his young wife and impractical advice from his best friend. Prem> has made friends with Ernest, an American spiritual seeker (pay attention to what Ernest does when presented - it is really funny, it finds a lot of happiness, but at the end).
Shashi Kapoor at his best, and in seeking the question as one of the most typical themes found in the novels of Hermann Hesse: is spiritual life so different from material life? It’s a complex and confusing subject, but here Ivory treats it in such a fair and easy way; you may even feel like you’re watching a neo-realistic movie because it’s about the environment and the characters. Gentle and at the same time rude, sometimes even funny in his little tragedy. . Although a bit predictable, anyone who loves Jane Austen will enjoy the movie.
This is a very sensual and well-directed first film by James Ivory. The film is based on the novel of the future long-term co-author Ivory script Rut Praver Jabwala, and she also wrote the script. The music of Ali Akbar Khan and three auxiliary composers is very powerful and awakening mood.
It is often said that Indian couples tend to fall in love after rather than before marriage, and if there is some truth to that, this film shows how that can happen. To understand life in India at the time, to a large extent this film is uniquely informative and should be viewed by anyone interested in the subject, it is a real work of art.
This is a moving story about the first days of life of a young married couple in Delhi in the middle of the twentieth century. The external and internal scenes of Indian life will appeal to those who may be familiar with the stories of R. K. Narayan about India. Here the viewer can really see the streets, ruins, flowering trees, trains, feel the warmth, look into real Indian rooms, hear Indian songs singing and how women and men talk to each other.
Shashi Kapoor is fantastic. The film was shot in old Delhi and I think the essence of it has not changed since then. It resembles a well-staged play. The film is very honest in terms of depicting the normal (but interesting) life of the newlyweds.
"The Homeowner" - is a gentle, beautiful film with a natural acting and a completely exciting plot. This exploration of human character is a charming drama worth watching. For many years, Shashi Kapoor has been India’s biggest star since 1956, at age 18. And one of the first Indian film stars to go international.
Shashi Kapoor perfectly conveys the confused feelings of a young “housekeeper”. He asks for advice from everyone he knows and begins a spiritual journey in search of enlightenment. This is a beautiful, relaxing movie to watch.
10 out of 10