The Adversary

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-10-27

Languages:

English, Bengali

Countries:

India

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (829 Reviews)

Director:

Satyajit Ray

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Dhritiman Chatterjee Asgar Ali Arabinda Banerjee Soumitra Banerjee

Writer:

Sunil Gangopadhyay (original story)

Satyajit Ray (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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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