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(English: Mushrooms) is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language erotic drama directed and written by Vimukthi Jayasundara, a filmmaker from Sri Lanka. The film is best known for its screening at prestigious international events, including the Directors' Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Movie Specifications Release Date: 2011 Genre: Drama / Erotic Director: Vimukthi Jayasundara Lead Cast: Paoli Dam and Tómas Lemarquis Language: Bengali Runtime: Approximately 90 minutes Narrative Location: Kolkata, India Plot Summary
It was screened at several prestigious film festivals worldwide, most notably the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival The film is categorized as an erotic drama. chatrak 2011 bengali movie wiki upd
Critical Reception & Box Office
Critical Response
- Positive: Renowned critic Raja Sen (Rediff) gave it 4/5 stars, calling it "a brave, fungal hallucination that grows on you." International critics praised its visual poetry.
- Negative: Mainstream Bengali audience and local TV channels panned it. The Times of India wrote: "Pretentious and painfully slow. Soumitra Chatterjee is wasted."
- Result: The film won the Special Jury Award at the Dubai International Film Festival and was screened at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight.
- Diegetic sounds: Radio static, Kolkata traffic horns, jackhammers, nightclub music (from Ludo’s bar).
- Ambient score: Low-frequency drones and the sound of dripping water.
