The music room
Title:
The music room
Author:
Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992, screenwriter, producer, director.
Edition:
Special edition.
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2011.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Director Satyajit Ray brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat desperately clinging to his way of life. His greatest joy is the music room in which he has hosted lavish concerts over the years, now a shadow of its former vivid self. An incandescent depiction of the clash between tradition and modernity, and a showcase for some of India's most popular musicians of the day.
General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the short story Jalsaghar by Tarasankar Banerji.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
Accompanying booklet contains an essay by Philip Kemp, a 1963 essay by Satyajit Ray on the film's location, and a 1986 interview with Ray on the film's music.
Special features: interviews with Satyajit Ray biographer Andrew Robinson and filmmaker Mira Nair; 1981 French roundtable discussion excerpt; "Satyajit Ray", feature-length documentary by Shyam Benegal.
Language:
Bengali
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Personal Subject:
Added Uniform Title:
Jalasāgara (Motion picture)
Added Title:
Satyajit Ray.
ISBN:
9781604654523
UPC:
715515084017
Format :
DVD
