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Director: Satyajit Ray
Writer(s): Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (novel), Satyajit Ray (screenplay)
Cast: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Banerjee
Language: Bengali
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray (Kanu Bannerjee),dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
“Beautiful, sometimes funny, and full of love, it brought a new vision of India to the screen.” – Pauline Kael, New Yorker
“Film justly won the ‘most human document award’ at the 1956 Cannes Film Fest, unveiling a mature film talent in director Satyajit Ray” – Variety Staff, Variety
“There are lovely little threads in the strange fabric. It’s a film that takes patience to be enjoyed.” – Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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118 MIN
