Bibliograph

Devi, The goddess, Satyajit Ray Productions presents ; written, produced and directed by Satyajit Ray

Type

Label

Devi, The goddess, Satyajit Ray Productions presents ; written, produced and directed by Satyajit Ray

Language

ben

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Devi

Oclc number

1266173658

Responsibility statement

Satyajit Ray Productions presents ; written, produced and directed by Satyajit Ray

Runtime

Series statement

The Criterion collection, 1102

Sub title

The goddess

Summary

Master filmmaker Satyajit Ray explores the conflict between fanaticism and free will in Devi (The Goddess), issuing a subversively modern challenge to religious orthodoxy and patriarchal power structures. In the waning days of mid-nineteenth-century India's feudal system, after his son leaves for Kolkata to complete his studies, a wealthy rural landowner is seized by the notion that his beloved daughter-in-law (a hauntingly sad-eyed Sharmila Tagore) is the reincarnation of the goddess Kali a delusion that proves devastating to the young woman and those around her. The opulently stylized compositions and the chiaroscuro lighting by cinematographer Subrata Mitra heighten the entrancing expressionistic intensity of this domestic tragedy, making for an experience that is both sublime and shattering

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Goddess

Classification