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The Ruins
INDIA · 1984

The Ruins

Mrinal Sen
urban-rural divide broken hearts photography historical ruins second chances
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Synopsis

Subhash is a photographer from the city, who has come to take pictures of some old temples and ruins in a village. Ruins fascinate him. While in the village, he gets acquainted with a young woman, Jamini, who has had her heart broken in the past, by another visitor from the big city. Will history repeat itself, or will she find a way out of the ruins at last?

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