Released Date:
1970-10-27
Languages:
English, Bengali
Countries:
India
Runtime:
110 min
IMDB Ratings:
8.1 (829 Reviews)
Director:
Satyajit RayGenres:
DramaSunil Gangopadhyay (original story)
Satyajit Ray (screenplay)
A young man, newly graduated from college is unable to find meaningful employment. He lives in a crowded apartment with his widowed mother, a revolutionary brother and a younger, well-employed sister. Family frictions and his continuing unsuccessful quest for a job place an unbearable strain on him causing him to hallucinate. The pressure, magnified by the tense and impersonal setting of Calcutta, builds to a devastating conclusion. Hindu Neorealism?
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