Tag: Satyajit Ray
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Life in France after the New Wave
Every new session on contemporary French cinema, like the one presented by the Forum for Film Studies and Allied Arts at Nandan, revives telling memories of the search for the New Wave during the best years of the film societies. The memories include long queues outside Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata of film lovers wanting tickets …
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September 22, 2018 -
Satyajit Ray’s films opened my eyes towards world cinema: Mia Melzar
Mia Melzar, whose short film "The Field" is being screened at TIFF 2018, says legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's films opened her eyes towards world cinema.
September 8, 2018 -
A heritage that should never die
The heartbreaks now being experienced after the revelation that the 70-year-old studio is up for sale relate not just to the emotional connections but also to the conscious effort by Raj Kapoor to give his work a social relevance.
September 8, 2018 -
Conversationalist Tagore
“Did Rabindranath like to take part in adda?”, asks a character played by the actor Robi Ghosh in Satyajit Ray’s film, Agantuk. The answer to this question must be an emphatic “yes”. Few of us remember that Tagore was a brilliant conversationalist whose penchant for meaningful conversation was rooted in his faith in friendship, rational …
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September 2, 2018 -
The evolution of Bengali cinema – II
The 'offbeat' genre which Ray, Ghatak and Sen pioneered and nourished has not wilted or withered in the last quarter-century, for over 300 feature films have been made in that category since 1992
August 4, 2018 -
Birbhum | Dhatridebata, the ancestral home of writer Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, to be renovated
The state government has provided a fund of Rs 32 lakh
July 28, 2018 -
Evolution of Bengali cinema-1
Looking at the current scenario, there has been a rise in independent movies with minimal investment which are being released in diverse digital platforms. A dominant trend nowadays in Tollygunge is the making of detective, scary, adventure and treasure-hunt movies.
July 28, 2018 -
And the Oscar goes to…
The Academy Awards, the most coveted accolade worldwide, has been brought to the country by five Indians, not to mention Satyajit Ray, who put Bengali cinema squarely on the world map.
July 7, 2018 -
The artist as storyteller
The ‘Graphic Narrative’ is often seen from the outside as a riddle. The situation is even more piquant in India where the graphic artist works under the pall of puerility brought on by a society's view of their work as glorified doodles, child's play, and thus worth dismissing.
June 24, 2018 -
A bizarre journey to Hollywood
For the reader, there are abundant delights in the story soaked in betrayal, disillusionment and the follies and foibles of communicating with Hollywood….A review
May 13, 2018 -
Satyajit Ray’s 97th birth anniversary celebrated with fanfare
Numerous admirers and fans of Satyajit Ray gathered at his Bishop Lefroy Road residence here on Wednesday to pay tribute to the legendary filmmaker on occasion of his 97th birth anniversary. According to Ray’s son Sandip Ray, the excitement among the film enthusiasts and youngsters to get a glimpse of the collection of works by …
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May 2, 2018 -
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Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to Satyajit Ray on the auteur’s death anniversary
Today is the 26th death anniversary of one of India’s greatest filmmakers – Satyajit Ray. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee thus took to Twitter to pay homage to the cine icon, who is counted among the world’s greatest auteurs.
April 23, 2018 -
Unconvincing reflections of urban distress
As a director, Anjan Dutt is seen to have confirmed interests in certain sections of urban society that have worked in films like The Bong Connection and Bow Barracks Forever. But there have been disappointments that have prompted him to move in different directions in search of effective means of artistic expression. A brief encounter …
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April 21, 2018 -
The writer who really mattered
Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay is regarded as one of the icons of Bengali fiction but the world outside Bengal may have become acquainted with the writer of Pather Panchali only after Satyajit Ray had turned the literary epic into a cinematic masterpiece. In the same way, screenplay writers have performed largely in the shadow of directors …
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April 14, 2018 -
SP Mookerjee’s name blackened on Presi wall
Black ink was found smeared on the name of Syama Prasad Mookherjee on Presidency University’s Wall of Fame inside the university campus. As a part of their bicentenary celebrations, the university had dedicated an entire wall to its outstanding alumni by engraving their names on the wall. The Wall of Fame bears names of such …
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March 20, 2018 -
Modest but meaningful view of the world
While the film society movement in Bengal dates back to the days when Satyajit Ray and some ardent lovers of cinema had taken the first step seven decades ago, Cine Central has managed to sustain the commitment over the past 50 years. Similar outfits like the Calcutta Film Society have been trying to revive the …
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March 17, 2018