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Calcutta trilogy. The Calcutta trilogy may refer to either of the following two Bengali film trilogies: Three films by Satyajit Ray : Pratidwandi ( The Adversary) (1970) Seemabaddha ( Company Limited) (1971) Jana Aranya ( The Middleman) (1976) Three films by Mrinal Sen : Interview (1971)
Dec 24, 2016 · After a spate of films, including Ray’s personal favorite ‘Charulata – The Lonely Wife’ in 1964, there came three films which had a profound impact on urban neo-realism, addressing the society and the citizens of the hallowed city of Calcutta.
Aug 17, 2020 · Widely considered to be his most defining work, The Calcutta Trilogy is made up of three films: Interview (1970), Calcutta 71 (1972), and Padatik (The Guerilla Fighter, 1973). The debate on which trio of tributes to the city is better — Ray’s or Sen’s — is an ongoing one and unlikely to ever find resolution, but it’s safe to say that ...
Three of Ray's films made between 1970 and 1971 form Calcutta Trilogy, the main characters being seen this time in relation to their work. It is a political trilogy about how we are being shaped, and perhaps misshapen, by our working conditions.
- Charulata (The Lonely Wife) (1964) As for us at The Cinemaholic, ‘Charulata’ is by far the best piece of work from Ray’s stables and we have definite reasons to believe so. ‘
- The Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito & Apur Sansar) (Song of the Little Road, The Unvanquished & The World of Apu) (1955, 1956 & 1959) There is a reason why we at The Cinemaholic decided to mention the entire trilogy instead of the singular piece ‘Pather Panchali’.
- Jalsaghar (The Music Room) (1958) A film that cemented the international credentials of Ray after the path-breaking success of ‘Pather Panchali’ (Song of the Little Road) (1955), ‘Jalsaghar’ is cinema at its very best.
- Devi (The Goddess) (1960) Adapted from a short story by renowned Bengali author Provatkumar Mukhopadhyay, ‘Devi’ is a profound piece of work that explores the preeminence of superstition in 19-century Bengal through a magnifying lens.
His meeting with French film director Jean Renoir, who had come to Calcutta in 1949 to shoot his film The River (1951), and his 1950 visit to London, where he saw Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves) (1948), inspired Ray to become a film-maker.
Jul 6, 2022 · A landmark in global film history, Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy – Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and The World of Apu (1959) – has long been the gateway through which critics, audiences and film culture more broadly enter the cinema of Ray.
