SESSION: Wednesday 21st December at 7:30pm



Joi Baba Felunath: The Elephant God

(1979, dir. Satyajit Ray, w/ Soumitra Chatterjee, Parinita Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Satya Bannerjee)

This is the second film about the detective Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) set in the holy city of Benares, where he (along with his cousin, Topshe and friend, Lalmohan Ganguly) goes for a holiday. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local household forces him to start investigation. Feluda comes in direct confrontation with Maganlal Meghraj (Utpal Dutt), a ruthless trader. Maganlal makes the mild-mannered Lalmohan a knife-thrower's target and threatens Felu to stop investigation. But there are several other suspects as an innocent artisan is brutally murdered, a shady 'holy man' holds court on the banks of the Ganges and an adventure-loving little boy (and his grand-father), brought up on crime thrillers. The climax is a shoot-out on the Ganges, followed by the unraveling of the mystery. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 3.953.953.953.95(IMDB rating)

Charulata

(1964, dir. Satyajit Ray, w/ Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Tarapada Basu)

Charulata will start at approximately 9:48pm, and finish at approximately 11:51pm.

Charu lives a lonely and idle life in 1870s India. Although her husband Bhupati devotes more time to his newspaper than to their marriage, he sees her loneliness and asks his brother-in-law,Umapada to keep her company. At the same time Bhupati's own brother, Amal, a would-be writer comes home finishing his college education. However, after several months, Charu and Amal's feelings for each other move beyond literary friendship. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 4.154.154.154.15(IMDB rating)