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Satyajit Ray - what members say


  • The Apu Trilogy
  • The Apu Trilogy review by JJTimothy from County Durham, England
    Rated - 4 stars Indian New Wave- Take Two 25 June 2007
    ...reat events- instead the films positively revel in the every day viewed through Satyajit Ray's affectionate eye for detail and character. If the social realism seems off-p...  
  • Abhijan
  • Abhijan review by othello from Nottingham
    Rated - 5 stars Correction 11 February 2008
    ...Great movie... One big mistake: This, along with most Satyajit Ray movies are in Bangla/Bengali, NOT in Hindi. So please correct that bit of information :=) ...  
  • The Adversary
  • The Adversary review by Savage from London, England
    Rated - 5 stars Not one of Ray's best-known, but one of his best 28 May 2008
    ...The first part of Satyajit Ray's 'Calcutta trilogy' (followed by 'Company limited' and 'The middleman') has long been out of circulation, so this release, even despite its ...  

Satyajit Ray - filmography


  • Abhijan
  • Abhijan on DVD (1962)
    Starring: Soumitra Chatterjee,  Waheeda Rehman,  Rabi Ghosh
    Director: Satyajit Ray
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Set on the Bihar-Bengal border, where Marwari businessmen and Rajputs of warrior caste have both settled. The central character of Narsingh (Soumitra Chatterjee), is a disillusioned, frequently drunken Rajput reduced in status to an ill-educated taxi driver. Proud and hot-tempered, with a passion ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 207 members
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  • Two Daughters
  • Two Daughters on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Chandana Banerjee,  Nripati Chatterjee,  Anil Chatterjee
    Director: Satyajit Ray
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The 'third daughter' in this excellent, intended trilogy by acclaimed Indian director Satyajit Ray got axed in the final cut. The first story in the set, both based on tales by Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore is titled 'The Postmaster' and relates how Ratan (Chandana Bannerjee) an orphan, is ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 11 members
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  • Goddess - Devi
  • Goddess - Devi on DVD (1960)
    Starring: Shamila Tagore,  Chhabi Biswas,  Soumitra Chatterjee
    Director: Satyajit Ray
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In Goddess (aka: Devi), Doyamoyee is left alone with her husband's ageing father-in-law, a devoted follower of the goddess Kali. One evening, the aging widower she cares for has a dream that she is an avatar of Kali, and must be worshipped. Word spreads, and others come to believe that she is an ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 5 members
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  • The Adversary
  • The Adversary on DVD
    Starring: Mamata Chatterjee,  Jayshree Roy,  Dhara Roy
    Director: Satyajit Ray
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In The Adversary a young man, newly graduated from college, is unable to find meaningful employment. He lives in a crowded apartment with his widowed mother, a revolutionary brother and a younger, employed sister. Family frictions, coupled with his mounting failure to find work, place an unbearable ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 79 members
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Satyajit Ray facts

5 most recent films

Shatranj Ke Khilari aka The Chess Players - 3.5 stars
Abhijan - 3.5 stars
Two Daughters - 3.5 stars
Goddess - Devi - 3.0 stars
Satyajit Ray Collection - Vol.1 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Satyajit Ray Collection Vol.2 - 4.0 stars
The Apu Trilogy - 3.5 stars
The Adversary - 3.5 stars
Satyajit Ray Collection - Vol.1 - 3.5 stars
Abhijan - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Goddess - Devi - 3.0 stars
Two Daughters - 3.5 stars
Shatranj Ke Khilari aka The Chess Players - 3.5 stars
Abhijan - 3.5 stars
Satyajit Ray Collection - Vol.1 - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Soumitra Chatterjee - 6 times - show films
Gitali Roy - 3 times - show films
Madhabi Mukherjee - 3 times - show films
Somen Bose - 2 times - show films
Anil Chatterjee - 2 times - show films