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The Apu trilogy is the most celebrated work of Satyajit Ray, the greatest filmmaker ever to have emerged from Indian cinema. The three films - each a masterpiece in its own right - are enormously touching in their simplicity, emotional... see more »
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The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
Arguably Ghatak's finniest work, The Cloud-Capped Star is dark melodrama set in late Fifties Calcutta about a refugee family and the struggle of Nita, the oldest daughter, to keep them afloat and together. It is a bitter critique of the... see more »
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The Apu Trilogy: Aparajito (1956)
The Apu trilogy is the most celebrated work of Satyajit Ray, the greatest filmmaker ever to have emerged from Indian cinema. The three films - each a masterpiece in its own right - are enormously touching in their simplicity, emotional... see more »
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The Name of a River (2001)
Anup Singh's 'The Name of a River' is an ambitious, evocative epic/biopic that explores the life and work of a great Indian filmmaker, Ritwik Ghatak. This visually stunning film covers an enormous wealth of ground within its 90 minute... see more »
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Ganges (2008)
The Ganges runs through the heart of India. For millions of Hindus it is India's sacred river, but they share its banks and waters with a rich variety of wildlife. In a kaleidoscope of colour and energy, this amazing series reveals how the... see more »
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Satyajit Ray: The Coward (1965)
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... see more »
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The Last Thakur (2008)
In a riverside shanty town in rural Bangladesh, a mysterious, rifle carrying stranger is looking for payback over an injustice against his mother. Out for revenge the stranger sets his sights on two potential suspects - a corrupt Muslim... see more »
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Heart of Fire (2008)
She has the heart of a fighter: filled with strength, love and longing. Despite the chaos and turbulence of her country's savage war of independence, Awet grows up peacefully in an orphanage, lovingly cared for by Italian nuns. Then, one... see more »
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The Lonely Wife (1966)
Cited by Ray as one of his best films, this tale of a neglected housewife in Victorian-era Calcutta is adapted from a story by Rabindranath Tagore. Sailen Mukherjee stars as a newspaper journalist who is driven more by professional... see more »
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The Hero (1964)
Uttam Kumar plays a famous Bengali movie star who boards a train to travel to an award ceremony. En route he meets a young journalist (Sharmila Tagore) who is unimpressed by his egotism and celebrity, but decides to interview him. As a... see more »
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The winner of the 77th annual Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Born Into Brothels offers a tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art. The most stigmatized people in Calcutta's red light district... see more »
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Salaam Namaste (2005)
Surrounded by quirky friends, bosses and landlords but far away from home, Nick and Ambar take a huge leap of faith as they decide to move in together. And now they must tiptoe towards getting to know each other! They are attracted to... see more »
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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.
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Satyajit Ray: The Holy Man (1965)
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... see more »
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An Enemy of the People (1989)
In this adaptation of Ibsen's play, Soumitra Chatterjee plays a doctor whose insistence that the holy water of the local temple is the cause of an epidemic among the local populace sparks a catalogue of events that lead to him being... see more »
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