He arrives like a breath of fresh air at the home of his sister and her family which includes his niece, Charlotte (Teresa Wright), also nicknamed Charlie, a whip-smart recent high-school graduate who falls in love with him even as her own suspicions are raised.

NEWYORKER: Shadow of a Doubt

The child's story is paralleled with that of another widow, who falls in love with and expects to marry a high-caste idealist but commits suicide when his father advises him not to rock the boat and to take her as a mistress instead.

ECONOMIST: Asian cinema