Jalsaghar
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Jalsaghar is a 1958 Bengali drama film by Satyajit Ray that poignantly portrays the decline of a feudal landlord clinging to his past glory through music and lavish gatherings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jalsaghar canonical | 3 |
| short story "Jalsaghar" | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali-language film
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Indian film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Jalsaghar
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
short story "Jalsaghar"
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Taraknath Gangopadhyay ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
lavish musical gatherings
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music ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Subrata Mitra ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| editedBy | Dulal Dutta ⓘ |
| filmMovement | parallel cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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social drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Music Room ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Biswambhar Roy ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | zamindar ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Robin Majumdar
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Ustad Vilayat Khan ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
clinging to past glory
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decline of feudal aristocracy ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of class and status
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portrayal of a decaying zamindari household ⓘ use of Indian classical music ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between tradition and modernity
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erosion of wealth and power ⓘ feudal landlord ⓘ |
| producedBy | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| producedIn | West Bengal ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of Indian cinema
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major work of Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| setting | rural Bengal ⓘ |
| stars |
Chhabi Biswas
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Gangapada Basu ⓘ Padma Devi ⓘ Tulsi Lahiri ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
short story "Jalsaghar"