The music room
Janus Films; Aurora Films presents; written, produced and directed by Satyajit Ray
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Two-DVD special ed.
- Creation:
- 1958
- Publication:
- [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
- Related Series:
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- Summary:
- Evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat desperately clinging to his way of life. His greatest joy is the music room in which he has hosted lavish concerts over the years, now a shadow of its former vivid self. An incandescent depiction of the clash between tradition and modernity, and a showcase for some of India's most popular musicians of the day.
- Table of Contents:
- disc one. [Feature film ; Special features]
- disc two. [Special features].
- Contributors:
- Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992 , screenwriter, producer, directorMitra, Subrata, 1930-2001 , cinematographerDutta, Dulal , film editorKhan, Vilayat, 1928-2004 , musical directorKhan, Imrat , instrumentalistChandragupta, Bansi , designerBiswas, Sachindranath, 1900-1962 , actorBasu, Gaṅgāpada, 1910-1971 , actorPadmādēvi, Es. Ke , actorLāhiṛī, Tulasī, 1897-1959 , actorSengupta, Pinaki , actorKumari, Roshan , actorRobinson, Andrew, 1957- , intervieweeNair, Mira , intervieweeBenegal, Shyam, 1934- , interviewer, directorKemp, Philip , writer of accompanying materialCriterion Collection (Firm) , distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dst
- Language Notes:
- In Bengali with optional subtitles in English.
- Main Work:
- Included Works:
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Jalasāghara [by Bandyopādhyāẏa, T.]
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- Alternate Titles:
- Alternate title on container: Jalsaghar
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- System Details:
- DVD; region 1, NTSC; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
- Performers:
- Cast: Chhabi Biswas, Gangapada Bose, Kali Sarkar, Padma Devi, Tulsi Lahiri, Pinaki Sengupta, Begum Akhtar, Roshan Kumari, Ustad Waheed Khan.
- Production Credits:
- Cinematography by Subrata Mitra ; edited by Dulal Dutta ; music director, Ustad Vilayat Khan ; music performed by Daksinamohan Thakur, Asis Kumar, Robin Majumder, Imrat Hussain Khan ; production design by Bansi Chandragupta ; sound by Durgadas Mitra.
- General Notes:
- Credits in Devanagari characters; statements of responsibility from English subtitled opening credits.
Based on the short story Jalsaghar by Tarasankar Banerji.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
Special features: Disc 1. "For the love of music" interview with author Andrew Robinson (2011); "Mira Nair" interview with filmmaker Mira Nair (2011); "French roundtable" excerpt from French television program 'Linvité de FR3 featuring Satyajit Ray, Michel Ciment, Claude Sautet and host Domique Reznikoff. Disc 2. "Satyajit Ray" documentary film interview by filmmaker Shyam Benegal interviewing Satyajit Ray (131 min., 1984). Booklet: "Distant Music" essay by Philip Kemp; "Winding route to a music room" by Satyajit Ray; "On the music of The music room" interview with Satyajit Ray. - Audience:
- MPAA rating: Not rated.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical; mono; Dolby
- Video Characteristics:
- NTSC
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- JAL 1958 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 9781604654523
160465452X - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 715515084017
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC2034D - OCLC Numbers:
- 733964184
