An Enemy of the People
Ganashatru
India • 1989
Director
Synopsis
In Satyajit Ray's absorbing contemporary adaptation of a play by Henrik Ibsen, a good-hearted doctor discovers that the serious illness befalling the citizens of his small Bengali town may be due to a contamination of the holy water at the local temple. His findings are met not with public gratitude but with rancor, as well as opposition from local authorities, who are afraid the news will keep visitors away. Stately in style but with a fiery debate at its heart,An Enemy of the People gets at the tension between religion and science in everyday Indian life.
Synopsis
In Satyajit Ray's absorbing contemporary adaptation of a play by Henrik Ibsen, a good-hearted doctor discovers that the serious illness befalling the citizens of his small Bengali town may be due to a contamination of the holy water at the local temple. His findings are met not with public gratitude but with rancor, as well as opposition from local authorities, who are afraid the news will keep visitors away. Stately in style but with a fiery debate at its heart,An Enemy of the People gets at the tension between religion and science in everyday Indian life.
Credits
Crew
DirectorSatyajit Ray
WriterSatyajit Ray
CinematographerBarun Raha
ComposerSatyajit Ray
EditorDulal Dutta
Cast
Soumitra Chatterjeeas Dr. Ashok Gupta
Dhritiman Chatterjeeas Nishith Gupta
Dipankar Deyas Haridas Bagchi
Ruma Guha Thakurtaas Maya Gupta
Mamata Shankaras Indrani Gupta