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ABC-CLIO Satyajit Ray A Study of His Films by Ben Nyce
With 26 films to his credit and numerous international prizes, Satyajit Ray is India's most recognized filmmaker--yet, no extended study of his films has previouly been published in English in the West. Ben Nyce examines each of Ray's films in close detail and provides a cinematic examination of his unique style. Nyce explores Ray's career chronologically to best chart his stylistic development as a filmaker. Each chapter considers one film and how it expressed the particular quality of rhythm and mood which characterizes his work. Narrative synopses are first presented, and the opinions of his critics are continually noted and discussed. Included are studies of the following well known films: Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apur Sanar (The Apu Trilogy), Jalsaghar (The Music Room), Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World)._x000D_ Table of contents :- _x000D_
The Way to Pather Panchali Pather Panchali: Apu's Childhoogd Aparajito (The Unvanquished): Apu's Youth Apur Sansar (The World of Apu): Apu's Maturity Parash Pather (The Philosopher's Stone): A Turn to Comedy and Satire Jalsaghar (The Music Room): The Passing of the Old Order Devi (The Goddess): The Tragedy of Incarnation Rabindranath Tagore: The Brahmo Geritage Teen Kanya (Three Daughters): The Shorter Form Kanchanjungha: Ray's First Examination of Contemporary India Abhijan (The Expedition): A Good Man Gone Wrong Mahanagar (The Big City): The Woman Leads the Way Charulata: The Seeds of Reform Kapurush-O-Mahapurush (The Coward and the Holy Man): A Love Story and a Satire Nayak (The Hero): A Star Falls Goopy Gyne Baha Byne (The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha): A Children's Story Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest): Finding the Way Pratidwandi (The Adversary): The Job Seeker Seemabaddha (Company Limited): The Price of Success Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder): Starvation Comes on Slowly The Inner Eye and Two: Two Short Films Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress): A Detective Film Jana Aranya (The Middleman): Urban Corruption Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players): The British Takeover Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God): More Detective Action Hirok Rajar Deshe (The Kingdom of Diamonds): Political Protest Pikoo's Day: An Awakening Sadgati (Deliverance): The Caste System at its Worst Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World): A Return to Tagore_x000D_