Imagineindia continues in June at FILMOTECA with screenings of Ray and Benegal

Imagineindia continues in june at Filmoteca Española with the secreenings of films of Satyajit Ray and Shyam Benegal on the life of Satyajit Ray.


SADGATI 


Director :   Satyajit Ray
Producer :  Indian National Television

Script :  Satyajit Ray

Cinematography :  Soumendu Roy

Music :  Satyajit Ray

Cast :  Om Puri, Samita Patil, Mohan Agashe, Richa Mishra

Runtime :  50 min. 1981. Color.

An untouchable Dukhi (an out-caste, played by Om Puri) approaches the village Brahman to request him to set an auspicious date for his daughter's upcoming wedding according to the Hindu astrology. The Brahman promises to perform the task in exchange of Dukhi slaving over household chores in return. Dukhi is weak due to the recent sickness and dies working to fulfill the brahman’s will. In this work filmed for television, the master of Indian cinema, Satyajit Ray, criticize and condemn the caste system that governs the society of his country.

BALA

Director:  Satyajit Ray

Producer:  National Centre for Performing Arts

Script :  Satyajit Ray

Cinematography :  Soumendu Roy

Music :  Satyajit Ray

Cast :  Balasaraswati

Runtime :  30 min. 1976. Color.

It's a magnificent documentary by Satyajit Ray on T Balaswaraswati (1918-1984), the legendary Bharatanatyam Dancer. Made in 1976, when Bala was 59, this documentary traces the biography of Bala, but above all concentrates on her dance and gives us a truly unforgettable glimpse into the art of one of the greatest geniuses from India.

SATYAJIT RAY

Director: Shyam Benegal

Cast : Shyam Benegal, Satyajit Ray, Bhanudas Divkar, Govind Nihalani

Runtime : 136 min. 1982. Color.

The legendary film-maker Satyajit Ray suffered a heart attack in 1984, and shortly after, renowned director Shyam Benegal shot an unforgettable documentary on the Academyaward winning maestro. Benegal's film features other giants of Indian cinema like acclaimed editor Bhanudas Divkar and fellow film-maker Govind Nihalani in in-depth and intimate interviews Satyajit Ray who reminisces about how he established his own way of film-making, composing shots and scenes, handled the camera and so on. Clips from the maestro's films are sensitively played all along the documentary providing 
glimpses of the genius of Satyajit Ray.

PROGRAMME

26 june / Tuesday

19.30    SADGATI (S. Ray)
            BALA (S. Ray)


SOHA ALI KHAN (Actress), KUNAL KHEMU (Actor),PRASHANT CHADHA (Director and producer) will be present at these screenings.

27 june / Wednesday

21.50    SATYAJIT RAY (Shyam Benegal)

29 june / Friday

17.30    SATYAJIT RAY (Shyam Benegal)

22.00    SADGATI (S. Ray)
            BALA (S. Ray)