"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; beautiful "Tess" of diminished wealth and proper credentials, limited choices, grapples archaic restrictions, interacts with the gentry determining her fate in late nineteenth century. The book is a classic and it was with trepidation that I ventured into "Trishna" , mimicking the bonds of "Tess" in twenty- first century India... India, still in postpartum turmoil; adjusting to democracy; a burgeoning economy; graft among its leaders; vast explosion of humanity; trying to sever the ancient hubris of "class". India was the perfect venue for the Hardy's scenario; he would have been satisfied with the interpretation... THREE & 1/2 STARS!!! ***For full review please visit peneflix (dot) com!!!

I went in with high hopes. I was thinking of Slumdog Millionaire. The movie flopped. The storyline was good but the film looked like it was pieced together piece by piece. Horrible directing. There was no flow. Frieda disappointed in here. I won't ruin it for the next person except to say that I would not waste your money on this.