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''Pikoo'' is a 1980 Bengali short film directed by Satyajit Ray for a French television channel, France 3.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pikoo@satyajitray.org )〕 The film is based on a short story named ''Pikoor Diary'' (''Pikoo's Diary''), written by Ray for one of his books, ''Pikoor Diary O Onyanyo'' (''Pikoo's Diary and Other Stories'').〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Literary Creations by Satyajit Ray )〕 The film showcases a day in the life of a six-year-old child, Pikoo, in the backdrop of his mother's extramarital affair.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pikoo@satyajitray.ucsc )〕 Satyajit Ray was approached by the freelance producer Henri Fraise to make a film. Ray said in his biography that, when Henri Fraise approached him to make a film, he briefed Ray by saying "() you can place your camera at your window and shoot the house next-door—we will accept that." In an interview in ''Cineaste'', Ray stated that ''Pikoo'' is "a very complex film".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ray on Ray )〕 The film's script was included in the book, ''Original English Film Scripts Satyajit Ray'', put together by Ray's son Sandip Ray and Aditinath Sarkar, an ex-CEO of Ray Society. The book also includes original scripts from Ray's other films. ==Plot== Ranjan (Soven Lahiri) suspects his wife Seema (Aparna Sen) is having an affair. Their son, six years old Pikoo (Arjun Guha Thakurta), is enjoying his holiday at home. While playing, he gets annoyed by the loud barking of the neighbour's dog. Not knowing what to do, he shouts "Hush!" and is delighted when it works. Pikoo receives a telephone call from Hitesh (Victor Banerjee) who wants to inquire about Seema. Pikoo passes the phone to Seema. Seema mentions to Hitesh that something has happened but doesn't reveal that her husband had come to know about their relationship. Hitesh asks Seema if he should come as Pikoo is at home. Still, Seema asks him to come. Pikoo shares a friendly bond with his 80-year-old bedridden grandfather, Loknath (Promod Ganguli). Pikoo secretly tells Loknath about the fights between his parents, their conversation and requests Loknath not to share this little secret with anyone. Hitesh comes over, uninvited, and brings Pikoo a gift: a drawing book and a set of sketch-pens. Pikoo readily draws pictures and shows them to Seema and Hitesh. Seema suggests that Pikoo go to the garden and draw flowers to match the colours of his sketch pens. Excited by the idea, Pikoo runs to the garden. Once Pikoo is gone, Seema informs Hitesh about Loknath's second heart-attack and also that Ranjan has started suspecting that she has a boyfriend. Pikoo roams around the garden and draws various flowers but wonders when he sees a white lily in the pond. Puzzled with not having a white-coloured sketch pen, he shouts from the garden and informs Seema about not having a white-coloured sketch pen to draw it. Seema was having sex with Hitesh and did not respond to Pikoo. Pikoo then uses black-coloured sketch pen to draw the flower but a rain drop spoils his drawing and he runs inside the house. He overhears Seema and Hitesh having a fight. Now knowing how to silence others, he readily shouts "Hush!" again to see that it has worked this time as well. He runs to Loknath, his grandfather, to show him his drawings but realizes that Loknath has died in his bed. Not knowing what to do next, Pikoo runs away and sits in the balcony to watch his ruined drawing and starts crying. The film ends when Seema opens her bedroom door and notices Pikoo sitting outside, then avoids him and makes no eye-contact. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pikoo (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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