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Abhijan (The Expedition)
Fri, Dec 10 | 7:30pm | TMT
Ray’s biggest hit in his native Bengal tells the story of Narsingh (Soumitra Chatterjee, transformed into a menacing hollow-eyed antihero). When his taxi permit is revoked due to aggressive driving, Narsingh finds him- self stranded in a small town with his 1930s Chrysler and slowly descends into a life of illicit trafficking. A noirish saga of downfall and redemption, Ray’s film is a surprising, but no less accomplished, stylistic and tonal shift.
DIRECTOR: Satyajit Ray.
CAST: Soumitra Chatterjee, Waheeda Rehman, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Gyanesh Mukherjee.
1962. 150 min. India. B&W. Bengali. 35mm.
Restored by the Satyajit Ray Preservation Project at the Academy Film Archive. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Kanchenjungha
Wed, Dec 15 | 7:30pm | TMT
A work of notable firsts, Kanchenjungha is Ray’s first-ever color film, his first original screenplay, and his first complete cinematic score. Set in the scenic Himalayan foothills of Darjeeling, Ray’s film is a real time chamber piece in the open air. As industrialist Indranath Choudhury (Chhabi Biswas) and his family wander through the picturesque paths on the Himalayan foothills, Ray orchestrates fascinat- ing mist-shrouded encounters and conflicts.
DIRECTOR: Satyajit Ray.
CAST: Chhabi Biswas, Karuna Banerjee, Anil Chatterjee, Alakananda Roy. 1962. 102 min. India. Color. Bengali. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Packard Humanities Institute Collection at the Academy Film Archive.
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