Anyone studying the history of India over the past two centuries is likely to learn much from the oeuvre of Satyajit Ray: it comprises more than 30 films, made between Father Panchali in 1955 and his death in 1992, shortly before which he received an Oscar award for a lifetime achievement...
Satyajit Ray’sApu Trilogyis perhaps the truest to the legacy set byLadri di Biciclette. To fully appreciate that unique style of film-making, you must see Ray’sAparajito.Do Bigha Zameenblends the line between neorealism and commercial–similar perhaps to the films of Guru Dutt, but without ...
Satyajit Ray. Writer: Pather Panchali. Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta on May 2, 1921. His father, Late Sukumar Ray was an eminent poet and writer in the history of Bengali literature. In 1940, after receiving his degree in science and economics from C
Presents an article by Shuddhabrata Sengupta from the independent 'Indian Express' of New Delhi that reflects on the cinema career of film maker Satyajit Ray. The decision of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor Ray with a special Oscar award for lifetime ...