Sachindranath Biswas
1) Devi
Series
Criterion collection volume 1102
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
Set in mid-nineteenth-century India, a wealthy rural landowner becomes obsessed with the idea that his daughter-in-law is the reincarnation of the goddess Kali with tragic consequences.
Series
Criterion collection volume 573
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (99 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.).
Description
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.