| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Bengali dialogue, English subtitles |
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Title from English subtitle |
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Title also in Bengali (Devanagari script): Jalasāghara |
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Bengali title also known as: Jalsaghar |
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Title, statement of responsibilty, cast and credits in Bengali (Devanagari script) |
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Based on: Jalasāghara / Tārāśaṅkara Bandyopādhyāẏa |
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Originally produced in India as motion picture in 1958 |
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Includes extracts of other Ray films, extracts of Indian films, Ray biography, and a subtitle facility |
| Credits |
Photography, Subrata Mitra; editor, Dulai Dutta |
| Cast |
Chabi Biswas, Ganga Padu Basu, Kali Sarkar, Padma Devi, Tusli Lahari |
| Notes |
DVD Region unspecified |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992.
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Bandyopādhyāẏa, Tārāśaṅkara, 1898-1971.
Jalasāghara
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Biswas, Sachindranath, 1900-1962.
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Basu, Gaṅgāpada, 1910-1971.
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Sarkar, Kali.
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