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Devi (The Goddess)
Thu, Dec 2 | 7:30pm | TMT
On an estate in 1860s rural India, newlywed 17-year-old Doyamoyee (Sharmila Tagore) lives with husband Umaprasad (Soumitra Chatterjee) and his wealthy, orthodox Hindu family. But when Umaprasad heads to Calcutta to complete his studies, Doyamoyee becomes the object of Umaprasad’s father’s obsession as he suddenly considers her the reincarnation of the Mother Goddess Kali. Ray creates an expressionistic world of shadows where faith and delusion collide. Controversial upon its original release in India, Devi remains a powerful portrait of religious fanaticism.
DIRECTOR: Satyajit Ray.
CAST: Sharmila Tagore, Chhabi Biswas, Soumitra Chatterjee, Karuna Banerjee.
1960. 93 min. India. B&W. Bengali. DCP.
Restored by the Criterion Collection, with the help of elements from the collections of the Academy Film Archive and the Harvard Film Archive.
Teen Kanya (Two Daughters) followed by Monihara (The Lost Jewels)
Sun, Dec 5 | 2pm | TMT
Conceived as a trilogy to honor the centenary of the birth of writer Rabindranath Tagore, Teen Kanya features: The Postmaster , a rural fable about what happens when a mailman from Calcutta sets up shop in a remote, monsoon-slashed village; Monihara , in which a woman becomes fixated on not parting with her precious jewels, even when tragedy strikes; and the closing chapter Samapti , a raucous tale about arranged marriage between urbane lawyer Amulya (Soumitra Chatterjee) and tomboy Mrinmoyee (future director Aparna Sen in an early acting role). PLEASE NOTE: We will be screening the international version of the film, which only has two of its intended chapters, followed by the chapter that was cut for this release: Monihara .
DIRECTOR: Satyajit Ray.
CAST: Anil Chatterjee, Chandana Bannerjee, Kanika Majumdar, Soumitra Chatterjee.
1961. 160 min. India. B&W. Bengali. 35mm.
Restored by the Satyajit Ray Preservation Project through a collaboration of the Academy Film Archive, the Merchant- Ivory Foundation, the Film Foundation, and the Packard Humanities Institute. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
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