by Tana Hobart
synopsis
Released shortly before his Apu trilogy, this is felt to be one of Satyaijt Ray's finest productions. Based on a novel by Tarashankar Banerjee, it is the story of the decline of the aristocracy--watching as a wealthy man slowly loses his wealth, his position, his family and his sanity while he watches life go on status quo for all of his friends and neighbors.
characteristics
- High Artistic Quality
- Rags To Riches
- Aristocracy
- Neighbor
- Party
- Seclusion
- Dying
- Family
- Craziness
- Aristocrat
- Downward-mobility
- Dead
- Death
- Desperation
- Room
