The Music Room

Name: The Music Room
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1958
Duration: 100 min

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India • Bengali • 1958 • 1h 40m

Director

Satyajit Ray

Drama Music

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Synopsis

An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.

Tyler Mitchell
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Credits

Crew

DirectorSatyajit Ray

WriterSatyajit Ray, Santi P. Choudhury

CinematographerSubrata Mitra

ComposerUstad Vilayat Khan, Robin Majumdar

EditorDulal Dutta

ProducerSatyajit Ray

Cast

Chhabi Biswasas Biswambhar Roy

Gangapada Basuas Mahim Ganguli

Kali Sarkar

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Articles

via Criterion Collection

The Music Room: Distant MusicPhilip Kemp — Jul 19, 2011
Mira Nair’s Guide to the CollectionAug 5, 2018
A Tour of the Taj With Satyajit RayPeter Cowie — Jan 27, 2014