Satyajit Ray

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Collection of three films in Satyajit Ray's celebrated trilogy. 'Pather Panchali' (1955) tells the story of a family living in the grip of poverty in a small Bengali village, focusing on the experiences of young boy Apu (Subir Bandopadhyay). 'Aparajito' (1956) sees Apu (Smaran Ghosal) move with his family to the busy city of Benares where they hope to build a new life after suffering a devastating family tragedy. But when Apu's father dies, the young man decides to head out on his own and attend college in Calcutta, leading to a growing estrangement between him and his widowed mother. Finally, in 'The World of Apu' (1959), the adult Apu (Soumitra Chatterjee) hopes to become a writer, but his lack of finances forces him to abandon his university studies. He meets old friend Pulu (Swapan Mukherjee) and together they travel to the wedding of Pulu's cousin, Aparna (Sharmila Tagore). When the wedding is cancelled, Apu agrees to marry Aparna to save her from ridicule. They return to his Calcutta apartment to start a new life and Apu comes to love his wife, but his happiness is soon shattered by a tragic turn of events.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / Box Set (Restored)</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Satyajit Ray directs this Indian drama exploring the personal conflicts of a man's professional career. Shyamalendu (Barun Chanda) is an ambitious and successful export manager at a British-owned fan manufacturer in Calcutta, with a good chance of being promoted to the company's board of directors. However, the values at the heart of Shyamalendu's lifestyle are brought sharply into question when a visit from his beautiful and principled sister-in-law, Tutul (Sharmila Tagore), coincides with a morally questionable incident at work.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Satyajit Ray directs this Bengali drama starring Chhabi Biswas and Gangapada Basu. The film follows the story of aristocrat Huzur Biswamghar Roy (Biswas) who has recently fallen on hard times. Roy prides himself in living a lavish lifestyle and shows off his wealth at every opportunity. Although his assets are dwindling due to his reckless spending, Roy refuses to admit defeat and decides to sell some of his family jewels in order to throw an extravagent party in his beloved music room.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / Restored</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Bollywood family drama directed by Satyajit Ray. Set in Calcutta at the end of the 19th century when India was under British rule, the film follows Charulata (Madhabi Mukherjee), the intelligent and childless wife of politically active publisher Bhupati (Shailen Mukherjee). Aware of his wife's ever-growing boredom due to his own absence, Bhupati asks his younger cousin Amal (Soumitra Chatterjee) to stay in their house and encourage his wife's literary ambitions. As Amal and Charulata get to know one another a relationship grows between the pair, but will either go beyond their loyalty to Bhupati and act upon it?<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Classic Indian drama directed by Satyajit Ray set in 19th-century Bengal. While her husband Umaprasad (Soumitra Chatterjee) is studying in Calcutta, Doyamoyee (Sharmila Tagore) stays at home in Chandipur looking after her father-in-law Kalikinkar Roy (Chhabi Biswas), the wealthy and widowed village elder. In a dream, Roy has a vision of Doyamoyee as a reincarnation of the goddess Kali, of whom he is a devotee. The next day he insists to the other villagers that she be worshipped as such, and when a dying child is miraculously cured at the feet of his daughter-in-law, the news quickly spreads, bringing the sick and ailing from far and wide. But when the news finally reaches Umaprasad, he quicky sets off for home, determined to rescue his wife and put an end to the madness.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / Restored</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Satyajit Ray's final film charts the familial upheavals wrought by the arrival of a long lost relative at his niece's home. Anila has no recollection of her uncle Manomohan, and her husband suspects him of trying to make illegitimate claims on the family inheritance. Nevertheless, Manomohan is allowed to stay at their house, and soon strikes up a friendship with their son.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>