2002 · drama · romance · musical
Devdas (2002)
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali3h 5m2002
In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.
Our read: Devdas (2002) (2002) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · romance · musical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- intense
- bleak
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How Devdas feels to watch.
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