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[Aśani-saṃketa] Distant thunder
Title
[Aśani-saṃketa] [videorecording] = Distant thunder / producer, Sarbani Bhattacharya ; scenario, music and direction, Satyajit Ray.
ISBN
1558810307
Published
Brooklyn : New York Film Annex, c1998.
Physical Description
1 videocassette (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Notes
Based on a novel by Bibhuti Bhusan Bannerji.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1973.
"Best film, Berlin 1973"--Container.
Photography, Soumendu Roy ; editing, Dulal Dutt.
In Bengali, with English subtitles.
Summary
"A young and pompous Brahmin settles into a Bengali village and assumes the role of priest, teacher, doctor, wise man and chief know-it-all. As the Second World War drags on, food is diverted to the military and starvation spreads across India. The young Brahmin, humiliated by his inability to feed his wife, becomes wiser and more compassionate"--Container.
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Distant thunder
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Bengali
Added to Catalog
December 20, 2002
Credits
Photography, Soumendu Roy ; editing, Dulal Dutt.
Cast
Soumitra Chatterji, Babita, Sandhya Roy, Gobinda Chakravarty, Romesh Mukerji.
System details note
VHS.
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