Satyajit Ray (redirected from Ray's films)

Ray, Satyajit 

Born May 2, 1921, in Calcutta. Indian film director.

Ray studied painting in Santiniketan. His world view was influenced by R. Tagore; in 1961, Ray directed a documentary about Tagore, combining film clips with actors. Ray’s most important work is the trilogy Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), and The World of Apu (1959). These poetic films are marked by a sensitive understanding of human psychology and by a love for the common people and for the traditional forms of life in Ray’s native Bengal. His other films include The Philosopher’s Stone (1958), The Hero (1966), and the trilogy composed of Days and Nights in the Forest (1970), The Adversary (1971), and Company Limited (1972). Ray founded the Calcutta school of the cinema. He composed the music for many of his films and has also illustrated books.

REFERENCES

Sof’ian, A. “Mir i geroi Sat’iadzhita Reia.” Iskusstvo kino, 1975, no. 2.
Seton, M. Portrait of a Director: Satyajit Ray. London [1971].