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Jalasāgara (Motion picture)

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  • "Jalsaghar"
  • "Satyajit Ray's the music room"
  • "Jalasāghara"
  • "Satyajit Ray's"
  • "Satyajit Ray's The music room"
  • "Jalasagar"

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  • ""With The Music Room (Jalsaghar), Satyajit Ray brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat (the beloved actor Chhabi Biswas) desperately clinging to a fading 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, The Music Room is a defining work by the great Bengali filmmaker"--Container."
  • "Director Satyajit Ray brilliantly 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, The Music Room is a defining work by the great Bengali filmmaker."
  • "A declining nobleman sits in his once-great house, now decaying and reminisces on his past life and his great parties as well as the loss of his son and wife. His inability to adapt to and cope with changing times has made him into a recluse. He gives one last party, tosses away all his money and dies in a fall from a horse."
  • "Biswambhar Roy, a zamindar (or feudal landlord), is the last in the line of landed aristocrats in British India. His ancestors lived lavishly but all Roy inherited is quickly disappearing in a pile of debts. But Roy's pride is unshakeable and he continues pawning his family jewels to pay for grand ceremonies involving musicians. Even when he loses his family in a tragic accident, and all his wealth, he still contemplates plans for another celebration. Again Subrata Mitra's cinematography is awe-inspiring, juxtaposing vast desolate landscapes against sumptuous intimate detail. As Ray said: "The feudal lords were patrons of music. Our classical musicians owe a great deal to these aristocrats who had a deep understanding of their art. The nouveau riche invite the same musicians but without appreciating them. I made The Music Room in 1958 to preserve the last vestiges of an art I knew was disappearing.""
  • "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."
  • "A fallen aristocrat clings to his heritage and fading way of life by hosting lavish parties in his music room until he spends the last of his fortune."

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  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Films de fiction"
  • "Motion pictures"
  • "Foreign films"
  • "Feature films"
  • "Motion pictures, Indic"
  • "Fiction films"
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"
  • "DVD-Video discs"
  • "Musical films"
  • "Drames (Films)"
  • "Longs métrages"
  • "Speelfilm"
  • "Drama"
  • "Films musicaux"
  • "Foreign language films"

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  • "Jalasāgara (Motion picture)"
  • "Jalasāgara (Film cinématographique)"
  • "The Music room"
  • "The music room"
  • "The music room = Jalasagar"

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