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The Chess Players
: :Studio: Kino International Release Date: 04/18/2006 Run time: 115 minutes :Written, composed, and directed by Indian master Satyajit Ray (Pather Panchali), The Chess Players presents a stylized world in which the landed gentry lounge about, endlessly pulling on hookahs and engaging in the 'king of games.' Outside their gilded doors, the order that allows them this luxury--let alone their marriages--is crumbling. They couldn't be more oblivious. As the narrator notes, 'Mr. Meer and Mr. Mirza are only playing at warfare. Their armies are pieces of ivory. Their battlefield: a piece ...
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Aparajito
:Description:Tale about Apu and his family, as they move to the city, where they encounter more tragedy, forcing Apu to become a man and make choices about the life he will lead. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray. essential video:In this, the second film in the Apu trilogy, Harihar (Kanu Bannerjee) takes his wife, Sarbajaya (Karuna Bannerjee), and his son, Apu, to live in the bustling city of Benares after the tragic death of his daughter, Durga, and the destruction of the family's home. Harihar ekes out a ...
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Pather Panchali
:Description:The first in a popular trilogy of Indian films! Pather Panchali is a moving story of a rural family cursed with bad luck. The father is a dreamer, while his wife struggles to feed the family, including son Apu. When a petty thief brings tragedy to them, they must find a way to survive.Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Multiple film festival awards. essential video:Pather Panchali tells the story of a family inching slowly and irrevocably, over the course of several years, toward the edge of financial and ...
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SHATRANJ KE KHILARI
:Description:The first in a popular trilogy of Indian films! Pather Panchali is a moving story of a rural family cursed with bad luck. The father is a dreamer, while his wife struggles to feed the family, including son Apu. When a petty thief brings tragedy to them, they must find a way to survive.Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Multiple film festival awards. essential video:Pather Panchali tells the story of a family inching slowly and irrevocably, over the course of several years, toward the edge of financial and ...
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The World of Apu
:Description:In this final installment, Apu is forced to abandon his education. His future looks bleak until he marries an abandoned bride, beginning a new life as a husband and a father. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Named 1960’s Best Foreign Film by the National Board of Review. essential video:If you ever feel like you've got it tough, watch the Apu trilogy by Satyajit Ray. The World of Apu is the third story in Ray's magnum opus. And yes... things can get worse for our hero, Apu (Soumitra ...
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Ghare Baire
:Description:In this final installment, Apu is forced to abandon his education. His future looks bleak until he marries an abandoned bride, beginning a new life as a husband and a father. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Named 1960’s Best Foreign Film by the National Board of Review. essential video:If you ever feel like you've got it tough, watch the Apu trilogy by Satyajit Ray. The World of Apu is the third story in Ray's magnum opus. And yes... things can get worse for our hero, Apu (Soumitra ...
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The Return Of Gupi Bagha
:Description:In this final installment, Apu is forced to abandon his education. His future looks bleak until he marries an abandoned bride, beginning a new life as a husband and a father. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Named 1960’s Best Foreign Film by the National Board of Review. essential video:If you ever feel like you've got it tough, watch the Apu trilogy by Satyajit Ray. The World of Apu is the third story in Ray's magnum opus. And yes... things can get worse for our hero, Apu (Soumitra ...
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Nayak - The Hero
: :A famous film actor travels by train to New Delhi for an award ceremony. On the train he meets a young journalist who edits a serious women's magazine. Filled with contempt for the likes of him, she secretly plans to interview him for an 'expose' into the meaningless existance of a self centered actor. As she interrogates him he begins to re-examine his life. Through a series of flashbacks and dreams the film explores the psychology of the star and his admirers. Winner, Best Screenplay and Story New Delhi, 1967 ...
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Jalsaghar - The Music Room
: :A famous film actor travels by train to New Delhi for an award ceremony. On the train he meets a young journalist who edits a serious women's magazine. Filled with contempt for the likes of him, she secretly plans to interview him for an 'expose' into the meaningless existance of a self centered actor. As she interrogates him he begins to re-examine his life. Through a series of flashbacks and dreams the film explores the psychology of the star and his admirers. Winner, Best Screenplay and Story New Delhi, 1967 ...
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Sonar Kella - The Golden Fortress
: :A famous film actor travels by train to New Delhi for an award ceremony. On the train he meets a young journalist who edits a serious women's magazine. Filled with contempt for the likes of him, she secretly plans to interview him for an 'expose' into the meaningless existance of a self centered actor. As she interrogates him he begins to re-examine his life. Through a series of flashbacks and dreams the film explores the psychology of the star and his admirers. Winner, Best Screenplay and Story New Delhi, 1967 ...
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