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Tag Archives: Satyajit Ray
The Adversary (1970) Satyajit Ray, Asgar Ali
A young man, newly graduated from college is unable to find meaningful employment. Read More »
Distant Thunder / Ashani Sanket (1973) Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee, Bobita, Sandhya Roy
Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties Read More »
The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha / Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) Satyajit Ray, Tapan Chatterjee, Robi Ghosh, Ajoy Banerjee
Goopy wants to sing, and Bagha wants to play the dhol. They meet accidentally and are helped by King of Ghosts. Read More »
The Elephant God AKA Joi Baba Felunath (1979) Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee, Parinita Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee
This is the second film about the detective Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) set in the holy city of Benares Read More »
Kanchenjungha (1962) Satyajit Ray, Chhabi Biswas, Karuna Bannerjee, Pahadi Sanyal
Played out in real time, several complex family dramas intersect in the landscape of the Himalayan foothills Read More »
The Lonely Wife AKA Charulata (1964) Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee
Charu lives a lonely and idle life in 1870s India. Although her husband Bhupati devotes more time to his newspaper than to their marriage Read More »
Days and Nights in the Forest AKA Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) Satyajit Ray, Sharmila Tagore, Kaberi Bose, Simi Garewal
A group of four middle class workers in India take the week off to have a holiday. Read More »
The Branches of the Tree AKA Shakha Proshakha (1990) Satyajit Ray, Ajit Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee
An aged patriarch (Ajit Bannerjee), popular for his scrupulous honesty, has a heart attack in the middle of a town gathering in his honour. Read More »
The Holy Man AKA Mahapurush (1965) Satyajit Ray, Charuprakash Ghosh, Robi Ghosh, Prasad Mukherjee
A retired lawyer meets a holy man Birinchi Baba (Charuprakash Ghosh) and his assistant (Robi Ghosh) Read More »