Trishna

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  • Opened July 13, 2012 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 57 min
  • R | Some Violence, Drug Use, Sexuality and Language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • Trishna lives with her family in a village in Rajasthan, India's largest state. As the eldest daughter, she works in a nearby resort to help pay the bills. Jay (Riz Ahmed, FOUR LIONS) is the wealthy son of a property developer. When he takes up managing a resort at his father's request, he meets Trishna at a dance and their fates cross. Jay finds every opportunity to win Trishna's affection and she accepts his efforts with shy curiosity. But when the two move to Mumbai and become a couple, Jay's deep family bond threaten the young lovers' bliss. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Freida Pinto, Rizwan Ahmed, Roshan Seth, Mita Vasisht, Harish Khanna
  • Director: Michael Winterbottom
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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very powerful and different

by floridawoman11

this movie is based on a novel written in england in the 19th century...the main idea has been carried to contemporary india...i thought it was very affecting...the way of life, the story of a...

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Depressing as anything

by gator06

I haven't read Tess of the D'Ubervilles. If I had, maybe I'd have understood what I was getting myself into. This is a movie with great acting but fantastically depressing storyline. It's long, it's...

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THOMAS HARDY'S 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH NOVEL "TESS OF d'URBERVILLES' TRANSLATES WELL INTO 21TH CENTURY INDIA.

by Peneflix

"Trishna" is an updated version of Thomas Hardy's 1891, "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"; Victorian England, women still hibernating in the "chattel age"; commencement of the Industrial Revolution;...

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

As a melodrama, Trishna builds a hypnotic force. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

With Trishna, his (Winterbottom) penchant for risks has once again paid off. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

The subtitle of Hardy's novel was "A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented," and that's the approach taken here. Read full review

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Movieline
| Stephanie Zacharek

Though it's a bit of an oddity, it's an affecting curio suitable for both Hardy enthusiasts and Winterbottom fans alike. Read full review

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Freida Pinto as Trishna in ``Trishna.''