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Rita at the 2009 Baltimore Women's Film Festival
Rita(Based on the novel Rita Welinkar by Shanta Gokhale)Rita is a kaleidoscopic portrait of a life thrown out of gear by circumstances and the ensuing journey towards a stable emotional future.The eponymous Rita is a woman who is forced to give up on her dreams at the tender age of 17, and make a drastic compromise for the future of her family. She is forced to quit her education and give up on her personal dreams. Without pause she takes stock of her reality, and thrusts herself into the life of a more mature woman. Unable to find any support from her parents, she relies on the kindness of a man who gives her her first chance at an independent life. He takes her in and even supports her further education. Rita becomes emotionally dependent on this man Salvi. She undergoes a violent nervous breakdown and is admitted into a psychiatric ward to recuperate. While there, she decides to pour her heart out to her long lost best friend Saraswati through a letter she had meant to write for years. Saraswati and Rita had shared a beautiful friendship as children but lost touch due to their divergent paths in life.Saraswati, who herself has been buried in an unrewarding marriage, finds a new purpose in reconnecting with her old friend and helping her deal with her crisis. They reunite after all these years and sense the positive outlook they once shared in their younger days.
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LocationLandmark Harbor East Cinema
645 S. President Street
Baltimore, MD
United States
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