Jalsaghar (1958)

Original title

জলসাঘর

Directed by

Satyajit Ray

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 161 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy but declining landlord in rural Bengal clings to his former glory by hosting lavish musical performances in his music room. His passion for these concerts strains his finances as he tries to outdo a newly rich neighbor.

melancholicslow-burnvisually lushelegiaccontemplativenostalgicquietly tragic

What happens

Jalsaghar (Bengali: জলসাঘর Jalsāghar, lit. 'The Music Room') is a 1958 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a popular short story by Bengali writer Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, and starring Chhabi Biswas. The fourth of Ray's feature films, it was filmed at Nimtita Raajbari in Nimtita, Murshidabad district. Despite an initially poor critical reception in India, the film went on to win the Presidential Award for Best Film in New Delhi, and it played a significant role in establishing Ray's international reputation as a director. It has since gained near-universal critical acclaim, and has come to be regarded by the cinema community as one of the greatest films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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