The Home and the World (Ghare baire)
Satyajit Ray / IN, 1984 / 132 min.
Satyajit Ray’s adaptation of Tagore’s story of true love not running smooth in turbulent times, when Bengal was partitioned into Muslim and Hindu dominions. Liberal Nikhil encourages his wife Bimala to broaden her horizons, and she falls under the influence of charismatic political leader Sandip.
This was supposed to have been Ray’s first film, before Pather Panchali (1956). The screenplay – about the lives of the upper middle class in Bengal in the years following partition – was finished, but the film proved impossible to finance after Ray refused to compromise with more commercially minded producers.
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Director
Satyajit Ray
Production year
1984
Country
IN
Original title
Ghare baire
Length
132 min.
Language
Bengali, Bangla, English
Subtitles
ENG or NLD
Format
DCP, 35mm
Part of
Satyajit Ray
His name has been embedded within the canon for decades now; nevertheless, his films haven’t been screened in the Netherlands for a long time. Eye is screening a cross-section (thirteen digital restorations) of Satyajit Ray’s oeuvre, as well as a nationwide release of Ray’s famous feature debut, Pather Panchali (1955).
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