| Edition |
DVD ed. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 573. |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 573.
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| Summary |
A fallen aristocrat clings to his heritage and fading way of life by hosting lavish parties in his music room until he spends the last of his fortune. |
| Note |
At head of title on container: Satyajit Ray's. |
| System Details |
DVDs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio; mono. |
| Note |
Based on the short story by Tarasankar Banerjee. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1958. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Cast |
Chhabi Biswas, Padma Devi, Pinaki Sengupta, Gangapada Bose, Tulsi Lahiri. |
| Documentation |
1959 Moscow International Film Festival winner, Silver Prize Best Composer (Ustad Vilayat Khan). |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Language |
In Bengali with English subtitles. |
| Note |
Features: Satyajit Ray (1984), a feature documentary by Shyam Benegal that chronicles Ray's career through interviews with the filmmaker, family photographs, and extensive clips from his films; new interviews with Satyajit Ray biographer Andrew Robinson and filmmaker Mira Nair; excerpt from a 1981 French roundtable discussion with director Claude Sautet; new and improved English subtitle translation; booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp, a 1963 essay by Ray on the film's location, and a 1986 interview with the director about the film's music. |
| Credits |
Editor, Dulal Dutta ; cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; music director, Ustad Vilayat Khan. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Bandyopādhyāẏa, Tārāśaṅkara, 1898-1971 -- Film adaptations.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- India -- Drama.
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Pride and vanity -- Drama.
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Music -- India -- Drama.
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Musicians -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Musical films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures, Indic.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992.
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Biswas, Sachindranath, 1900-1962.
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Padmadevi.
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Sengupta, Pinaki.
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Bandyopādhyāẏa, Tārāśaṅkara, 1898-1971.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Satyajit Ray's The music room. |
| ISBN |
9781604654523 |
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160465452X |
| Standard No. |
715515084017 |
| Music No. |
CC2034DDVD Criterion Collection |
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