Pratidwandi (1970)

Original title

প্রতি দ্বন্দ্বী

Directed by

Satyajit Ray

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young educated man named Siddharta struggles to find his place in a city plagued by unemployment and corruption. He faces pressure from both his political brother and his ambitious sister while navigating his own disillusionment.

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What happens

Pratidwandi (English: The Adversary, Siddharta and the City) is a 1970 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It is the first part of the Calcutta trilogy. Pratidwandi tells the story of Siddharta, an educated middle-class man caught up in the turmoil of social unrest. Corruption and unemployment are rampant, and Siddhartha cannot align himself with either his revolutionary activist brother or his career-oriented sister. The film is known for experimenting with techniques such as photo-negative flashbacks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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