| Trishna | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Produced by | Sunil Bohra Melissa Parmenter Michael Winterbottom |
| Screenplay by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Based on | Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy |
| Starring | Freida Pinto Riz Ahmed |
| Music by | Amit Trivedi Shigeru Umebayashi |
| Cinematography | Marcel Zyskind |
| Editing by | Mags Arnold |
| Studio | Revolution Films Ballet Boyz Productions |
| Release date(s) | September 9, 2011 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English Hindi |
Trishna is a 2011 British drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed. The story is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles. It is Winterbottom's third Hardy adaptation, after Jude and The Claim. It and was shot in Jaipur and Mumbai, India, in early 2011.[1] It premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9.[2]
Contents |
Based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Trishna tells the story of one woman whose life is destroyed by a combination of love and circumstances. Set in contemporary Rajasthan, Trishna (Freida Pinto) meets a wealthy young British businessman Jay Singh (Riz Ahmed) who has come to India to work in his father's hotel business.
After an accident destroys her father's Jeep, Trishna goes to work for Jay, and they fall in love. But despite their feelings for each other, they cannot escape the conflicting pressures of a rural society which is changing rapidly through industrialisation, urbanisation and, above all, education. Trishna's tragedy is that she is torn between the traditions of her family life and the dreams and ambitions that her education has given her.
The film was produced by Revolution Films and Ballet Boyz Productions, with financial support from Film i Väst and the UK Film Council. Filming took place in Mumbai from 26 February 2011 and lasted six weeks.[3]
|
||||||||||||||