2 Satyajit Ray's Movies : Jalsaghar (1958) + Charulata (1964)

Jalsaghar - Satyajit Ray (1958)
aka: "The Music Room" - "Le Salon de Musique"
DVDRIP | 94 min | H.264 624x464 | 29 fps | AC3 192 Kb/s | 701 MB
Language: Bengali | Subtitles: English.srt - French.srt | Genre: Drama


Director: Satyajit Ray
Writer: Satyajit Ray, based on the short story "Jalsaghar" by Tarasankar Banerjee
India - 1958 - B&W
Cast: Chhabi Biswas, Padma Devi, Pinaki Sen Gupta, Gangapada Bose



1930's, Bengal. Biswambhar Roy is the last in a long line of rich patriarchs. He continues to cling to his refined tastes even as his estate is diminishing. On his terrace, smoking a hookah, the zamindar(landlord) has his memory stirred by the sound of some music from the coming of age ceremony of his neighbor's son. He recalls his own son's initiation and the recitals in his salon to which he invited the finest musicians, the most beautiful singers, the greatest dancers. After his wife and his son are dead and his status as an important landowner has declined, Roy falls into a depression. His inability to adapt with changing times has made him into a recluse. He has closed the music room for good. Goaded by his neighbor, an arrogant pretender who boasts of his taste in music, the zamindar opens his salon once again and ruins himself with a final recital. He savors the music. He savors his victory and toasts his ancestors. At dawn, he departs on his horse and leaves this elegant world behind.
This film is a masterpiece, with great Indian dance, singing and great musical score by the famous Indian musician Ustad Vilayat Khan.



RS:
part 01 | part 02 | part 03 | part 04 | part 05 | part 06 | part 07 | part 08