The Film Society of Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plz
212.875.5600
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Satyajit Ray
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Apr 15, 2009 – Apr 30, 2009
Daily (schedule)
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$11
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Long before India became the center of the cinematic universe, Satyajit Ray was radioing in vivid, day-in-the-life messages from the subcontinent. The undisputed raja of Indian cinema, Ray makes films marked by compassion, humor, and East-meets-West commentary. Zeroing in on the first half of Ray's transcendent output, FSLC's 20-film series opens with the auteur's singular Pather Panchali (1955), a film inspired by the Italian neo-realist classic Bicycle Thieves (1948) and inscribed in film history as one of the medium's greatest debuts. Other hard-knock tales in which to bask include the concluding two-thirds of the Apu Trilogy (Panchali is part 1), the trenchant Calcutta Trilogy, and the absolutely wondrous Adventures of Goopy and Bagha (1968).
