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RE: "The Chess Players:" brilliant film that is as much about

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Bill the K

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In Reply to: RE: "The Chess Players:" brilliant film that is as much about posted by tinear on April 26, 2014 at 16:01:52

I am sure you have seen some of the others by him viz; Charulatha, Teen Kanya, Mahanagar. Ray was using Ravi Shankar for music direction but later he composed background music himself. Great treatises on human relationships. These couldnt be watched here in the south as the language was Bengali and no subtitles. I watched them on DVD in NY with subtitles.
Majority of Indians have not seen Ray's movies.
Best Wishes
Bill

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"majority of Indians�" Well, that means at least 500 million could have! :-0 nt - tinear 12:20:57 04/29/14 (1)
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- RE: "majority of Indians�" Well, that means at least 500 million could have! :-0 nt - Bill the K 09:53:55 05/06/14 (0)
  tin, I made a survey in my building where 25 apartments are occupied. Only 4 have seen it in the theatre and 5 have watched it on TV. But then this is not a typical profile. Only a small number of people have seen the movie. It is called an 'Art Movie' here and not an entertainer. Nobody wants to add to their tensions by watching the miseries of a poor family during the great famine of Bengal. There were criticisms in the Parliament that Ray was exhibiting the poverty in front of Americans to get sympathy and more funds.
  
  Some of my friends have borrowed my DVD and watched it. I have a tough time collecting it back from them.
  
  Best Wishes
  Bill

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