Chhabi Biswas,
Ganga Pada Basu,
Kali Sarkar,
Padma Devi,
Tulshi Chakraborty
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After completing his widely acclaimed Pather Panjali and Aparajito, the first two films in his "Apu Trilogy," Bengali director Satyajit Ray squeezed in time for this modest drama before finishing his ... read more
DVD Release Date: July 19, 2011
Stats: 74 reviews
a raja in his crumbling palace cares for nothing but music as the world moves on without him. a very touching portrait of a man who loses everything, the most beautiful of ray's films i have yet seen, and his first criterion edition! it helps if u like indian music :)
A look at the end of an era and of one man's fading away from this world and all that he knew and loved. What a universal and real, albeit super sad and depressing, film that captures time gone by. Jalsaghar (The Music Room) gives a beautiful perspective of a culture gone by an... read more
I don't like American music that much, much less the shrieking of foreigners. With that bit of my racism out of the way, the story and theme are familiar: man has it all but eventually exits Earth with nothing but a concussion.
I don't get why this film is so highly regarded among Ray's other work. Sure it might be the most exquisitely shot film by Ray thus far. The use of mirrors was pretty clever. I don't think Ray's portrayal of the new wealthy class was fair, in fact the protagonist doesn't come off... read more
For all its exotic stimulations, it is an exceedingly simple, moving film, expressing a human dilemma that should be comprehensible to all. Full Review
It's a fascinating snapshot of Indian culture in the 1930s, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of an inflated opinion of self-worth. Full Review
A wonderful tale of pride and the fools it makes of men. Full Review
Newly available on video at last in a high-quality print, it is the story of a man who has been compared to King Lear because of his pride, stubbornness, and the way he loses everything that matters. Full Review
This production is an extraordinary mixture of distinctive Bengali culture and universal themes of emotional loss. Full Review
It's a full-on Shakespearean tragedy that manages to be both critical of and sympathetic to its main character. Full Review
[Satyajit Ray's] most accomplished film up that time and many critics still hold it as the director's masterpiece. Full Review
both a nuanced psychological portrait of an aristocrat in decline and a showcase for India's best musical talent Full Review
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