This is so unusual!

A clearly old film based in India but in technicolour? I was surprised by that and it didn't work for me 90 per cent of the time but when the Indian daughter did her dance as Rhada to her Krishna, that was mindblowing - I loved that. This film was authentic in some ways, ie the music and the Indian actors/crowds and some of the cinematography was stunning. I felt that it was similar to Ray's Apu although not in black and white. At first, I wasn't sure about such clipped English tones of the family - as they seem so dated - you never hear voices like that these days here in England.

The beauty of this film creeps up on you and by the end, I found that I got sucked in and started caring what happened to everyone, despite finding the technicolour very offputting (strange how something like that can have such a powerful effect on the enjoyment). The story was powerful and it was reminiscent of Ray and he's a hard act to follow (or did Renoir come first?). All in all, I loved it and hated it all at the same time. I need to watch it again to decide but perhaps that is the sign of a good film - when you are undecided about it?

By the way, does anyone know the terminology to use when describing the 'colour' and 'grain' of a film? Thanks.