The Music Room
Director Satyajit Ray brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat desperately clinging to his way of life. His greatest joy is the music room in which he has hosted lavish concerts over the years, now a shadow of its former vivid self. An incandescent depiction of t...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | Bengali English |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
2011.
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
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| Summary: | Director Satyajit Ray brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat desperately clinging to his way of life. His greatest joy is the music room in which he has hosted lavish concerts over the years, now a shadow of its former vivid self. An incandescent depiction of the clash between tradition and modernity, and a showcase for some of India's most popular musicians of the day. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the short story Jalsaghar by Tarasankar Banerji. DVD release of the 1958 motion picture. Special edition features: interviews ; 1981 French roundtable discussion exerpt ; Satyajit Ray documentary. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (99 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | DVD ; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentaiton ; Dolby digital mono. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Dulal Dutta ; cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; music, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Asis Kumar, Robin Majumder, Dakhin Mohan Takhur. |
| ISBN: | 9781604654523 160465452X |
