Satyajit Ray films at PFA in May

Gordon Fitch gcf at panix.com
Fri Apr 19 07:28:39 PDT 2002



> joanna bujes wrote:
> > Attention Bay area posters/lurkers!!!
> >
> > They are showing some restored versions of Satyajit Ray's movies at the
> > Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) in May.
> >
> > http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/pfa/
> >
> > May 3: Company Limited, The Middleman
> > May 4: The Expedition
> > May 9: Pather Panchali
> > May 10: The Music Room, Devi
> > May 11: Aparajito, The World of Apu
> > May 12: Charulata, The Big City
> > May 16: Two Daughters; Monihara/Rabindranath Tagore
> >
> > I highly recommend The Middleman, Devi, the Apu trilogy (Pather
> > Panchali, Aparajito, The World of Apu), and Two Daughters.
> >
> > I have never seen The Expedition, Company Limited, or
> > Monihara/Rbindranath Tagore. However, I will say that I have never seen
> > a mediocre black/white film by him. They're either good or stunning!
> >
> > I will fight duels over the fact that this is one of the greatest
> > directors that ever lived/directed & I promise you will never forget
> > these films.

ravi:
> ok, get your shields up then, for you have a fight on your hands,
> because you have recommended everything other than the best ray movie
> ever: charulatha!!!

What about _The_Music_Room_??

-- Gordon



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