This is a film made in 1971. We need to see it from that perspective.
A drama troop lands in a small town. There are some members missing and hence to replace them the manager needs to train their replacements. Hence they decide to stage a mock play. It's a courtroom drama and as a theme they decide to prosecute a female member of the troop and accuse her of a pregnancy out of wedlock.
What begins as a playful enactment turns into something more serious. This female in her 30's and unmarried is accused of being a person of loose morals and being pregnant with a child of an absent member of the troop. From some eyewitnesses and some heresy evidence the case is discussed.
This film has an excellent script and superb acting. It's fast paced. An excellent film.
What bothers me is that the entire troop is bent on proving that the said woman has questionable character just because she chooses to have a child without being married. Nobody gives her the benefit of doubt or blames her partner. 50 years down the line things have changed in our society or have they?
A drama troop lands in a small town. There are some members missing and hence to replace them the manager needs to train their replacements. Hence they decide to stage a mock play. It's a courtroom drama and as a theme they decide to prosecute a female member of the troop and accuse her of a pregnancy out of wedlock.
What begins as a playful enactment turns into something more serious. This female in her 30's and unmarried is accused of being a person of loose morals and being pregnant with a child of an absent member of the troop. From some eyewitnesses and some heresy evidence the case is discussed.
This film has an excellent script and superb acting. It's fast paced. An excellent film.
What bothers me is that the entire troop is bent on proving that the said woman has questionable character just because she chooses to have a child without being married. Nobody gives her the benefit of doubt or blames her partner. 50 years down the line things have changed in our society or have they?
