The Music Room - The Criterion Collection

Satyajit Ray directs this Bengali drama starring Chhabi Biswas and Gangapada Basu. The film follows the story of aristocrat Huzur Biswamghar Roy (Biswas) who has recently fallen on hard times. Roy prides himself in living a lavish lifestyle and shows off his wealth at every opportunity. Although his assets are dwindling due to his reckless spending, Roy refuses to admit defeat and decides to sell some of his family jewels in order to throw an extravagent party in his beloved music room.

Special Features

Booklet, Documentaries: 'Satyajit Ray' documentary by Shyam Benegal, Interviews: Interview with film-maker Mira Nair; Interview with biographer Andrew Robinson, Excerpt from a 1981 French roundtable discussion with director Satyajit Ray, film critic Michel Ciment and film-maker Claude Sautet; Essay by critic Philip Kemp

Actors: Begum Akhtar, Bismillah Khan, Salamat Ali Khan, Tulsi Lahiri, Chhabi Biswas, Gangapada Basu, Chhabi Biswas, Gangapada Basu

Audio Languages: Bengali

Duration: 100 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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