Larger ImageSatyajit Ray's artistic legacy is one of the most formidable in all of film history. Exceptionally versatile, his films covered almost every conceivable genre winning him nearly every major cinema award, including an Oscar for lifetime achievement.
KAPURUSH (The Coward)
- Stranded in a small town, screenwriter Amitabha Roy (Soumitra Chatterjee) is astonished to encounter a former lover (Madhabi Mukherjee) now married to the owner of a tea plantation. Recalling his inability to commit to her and the relationship’s resultant breakdown, Roy decides to make amends for the past.
India 1965, Bengali with English subtitles, 122 minutes approx.
MAHAPURUSH (The Holy Man)
- Ray’s rarely-seen gem is a comedy-drama in which a gullible and religiously devout retiree is completely taken in by a bogus holy man and enlists the charlatan’s help in finding his daughter a husband. But she is being courted by a young man who determines to expose the fraudster.
India 1964, Bengali with English subtitles, 115 minutes approx.
JOI BABA FELUNATH
- Set in the holy city of Benares where Ray had shot 'Aparajito' over 20 years previously, this adventure story adapted from Ray’s own novel stars Soumitra Chatterjee as a detective investigating the theft of a priceless gold icon.
India 1978, Bengali with English subtitles, 112 minutes approx.
Certification: PG
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