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Mrinal Sen's And Quiet Rolls the Dawn

Dilip Hiro reviews And Quiet Rolls the Dawn by director Mrinal Sen

Breadwinner, daughter, and missing, Dilip Hiro reviews Bengali director Mrinal Sen's film about a middle class family whose daughter fails to return home one night. Tenor April Cantelo performs at the Greenwich Festival, art consultant Richard Nathanson discusses the English French Impressionist Alfred Sisley, and John Baines reveals the autobiographical content of his novel One and Last Love.

Presented by Alexander Walker.

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29 minutes

Â鶹Éç World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project