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Huzur is reminded of this opulent past by a tendril of music emanating from the house of his annoying nouveau riche neighbor, Mahim Ganguly (Gangapanda Basu) who likes to throw his good fortune in Huzar's face. Ganguly hosts the kind of lavish parties Huzar used to host, while Huzar's music room sits as empty and cold as his wounded heart.
Finally, unable to stop Ganguly's taunting, Huzar uses his last 500 rupees to reopen the jalsaghar for one more glorious performance. The loyal manager of his estate, Taraprasanna (Tulsi Lahiri) tries to stop him, but it's hopeless.
This film, made in 1958, is an excellent example of Satyajit Ray's ability to evoke mood. The desolation of the crumbling palace is the perfect visual metaphor for Huzar's inner state. For fans of Ray's work, this is a must-see example. --Luanne Brown
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SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New digital restoration
• Satyajit Ray (1984), a feature documentary by Shyam Benegal that chronicles Ray’s career and includes interviews with the filmmaker, family photographs, and extensive clips from his films
• New interview with filmmaker Mira Nair
• New interview in which Ray biographer Andrew Robinson discusses the making of The Music Room and the film’s cultural significance
• Excerpt from a 1981 French roundtable discussion with Ray, film critic Michel Ciment, and filmmaker Claude Sautet
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp as well as reprints of a 1963 essay by Ray and a 1986 interview with the director about the film’s music
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5.0 out of 5 stars
From hate to attraction,
By Professor Joseph L. McCauley "Joseph L. McCauley" (Austria+Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jalsaghar (VHS Tape)
One of about 10 Ray films we saw at The Greenway during a Houston foreign film festival some years ago. I hated the contnet of the film after leaving the theater, but somehow the acting had an effect that I couldn't forget. For one thing, the 'knowing', implicitly arrogant looks that the two men exchange with each other in the music rooms. Nothing like it, one of the best films ever....Four other hard to forget films: both the older and newer versions of The Charge of the Light Brigade, and both (Jack Palance and Stacy Keach) versions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But while you're at it, don't miss Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Hunters either!
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A TIMELESS CLASSIC .,
By A Customer
This review is from: Jalsaghar (VHS Tape)
This is one of Ray's best films. Chabi Biswas was born to play the role. The music is top grade and an added bonus....
5.0 out of 5 stars
Oh the grandeur !,
By greatbong "greatbong" (Stony Brook, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jalsaghar (VHS Tape)
One of Satyajit Ray's most popular films. Perhaps not one of his best films--- but that again is by Ray's high standards. Mainly because the lead artist, one of the biggest stars of his time, plays to the gallery: making the lines a bit more theatrical than necessary, dressing a bit garishly. Satyajit Ray also tries to be a bit more symbolic in some scenes, with the result that the symbolism becomes "bookish". Like the insect drowning in the goblet of wine...felt that was over the top!Enough on its demerits.....this is Greek tragedy at its best. its the story of an old man, seeped in feudal tradition,trying to hold onto the glory of the past, out-of-sync with the changing world and throwing away all his money in order to maintain the glory of the past . And when the money to support his life-style goes away, the lights dim in the mansion and he dies in his dream........but not before a last hurray. An universal and always relevant story of what happens when you hold onto the past and negate the present..told in true Ray humanist style. And throw in some of the classical Indian music, rousing performances all around and a mansion with shadows of the past looming everywhere.....and you have a haunting poignant helluva film!
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