An Enemy of the People (1990)
- Original title
- Ganashatru
- Directed by
- Satyajit Ray
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a small Indian town that thrives on temple tourism a doctor discovers a public health problem. When he tries to alert the community he loses their trust and faces growing opposition.
thoughtfuldramaticsomberprovocativeintimatedeliberatetensegrounded
What happens
Ganashatru (Bengali: গণশত্রু Gônoshotru Enemy of the People/ Public Enemy) is a 1990 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play An Enemy of the People, and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj Mitra and Ruma Guhathakurta. Ray adapts the play to an Indian setting: a flourishing township in which a temple attracts devotees as well as tourists. When a health problem is discovered, Dr Ashok Gupta, played by Soumitra Chatterjee, finds his popularity flagging. The film was screened out of competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Prathama Ushakirana (1990)
Arhatha (1990)
Naanum Indha Ooruthan (1990)
Master Kapuram (1990)
Awaaz De Kahan Hai (1990)
Aandhiyan (1990)
ഒളിയമ്പുകൾ (1990)
Kshanakkathu (1990)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.