Satyajit Ray
The Music Room • 2h 11m
Over the course of two years, beginning in 1981, filmmaker Shyam Benegal interviewed Satyajit Ray about his long career. The result was this documentary, completed in 1984, which also features on-set footage from Ray’s thirty-second film, THE HOME AND THE WORLD, family photographs, and extensive clips from his movies.
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For the Love of Music
In this interview, recorded in 2011, Andrew Robinson, author of “Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye,” discusses the making of THE MUSIC ROOM and the film’s cultural significance.
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Mira Nair on THE MUSIC ROOM
In this interview, recorded in 2011, filmmaker Mira Nair (SALAAM BOMBAY!, MONSOON WEDDING) discusses her admiration for Satyajit Ray and THE MUSIC ROOM.
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French Roundtable
This excerpt from the French television program “L’invité de FR3” features director Satyajit Ray, film critic Michel Ciment, filmmaker Claude Sautet, and host Dominique Reznikoff. Directed by Yves Barbara, the episode was broadcast before the 1981 French theatrical premiere of THE MUSIC ROOM—more...
