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Satyajit Ray Retrospective
Satyajit Ray (1921 to 1992) was a genius film-maker, widely regarded as one of the best artists in the history of cinema. He won 32 Indian National Film Awards and was given an Honorary Oscar. A cultural icon in India, his work has influenced film makers around the world including Martin Scorsese, James Ivory and Danny Boyle. In one afternoon, see three Ray films – Ganashatru: Enemy of People, Aparajito: The Unvanquished andAgantuk: The Stranger.
Ganashatru: Enemy of the People (India)
Dates:
5 November 2011
Venue:
Lennox Theatre at Riverside Theatres
The film is an adaptation of a play by Henrik Ibsen’s ‘An Enemy of the People’. It is set in a small town in Bengal. Dr. Ashoke Gupta is the head of a town hospital. Gupta's younger brother, Nisith, is head of the committees ...
Aparajito: The Unvanquished (India)
Dates:
5 November 2011
Venue:
Lennox Theatre at Riverside Theatres
Harihar, Sarbajaya and their ten-year-old son Apu, live in the Temple City of Banaras (Varanasi) on the banks of the holy river Ganga (Ganges). Harihar earns a meager living by reciting religious scriptures. The film opens with Apu wandering and e ...
Agantuk: The Stranger (India)
Dates:
5 November 2011
Venue:
Lennox Theatre at Riverside Theatres
Anila receives a letter from a man who claims to be her uncle. This uncle had disappeared 35 years ago. He is a stranger to the family and had been given up for dead. He has written to her about his desire to spend a few days with her. He arrives ...