Days and Nights in the Forest
Packed with cultural references and sly satire, this is also a hugely entertaining comic romp.
-- David Parkinson, Empire
Days and Nights in the Forest
Adapted from Sunil Gangopadhyay’s celebrated 1968 novel, DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST is one of director Satyajit Ray’s greatest achievements; a modern search for connection that conjures the timeless resonance of a folktale. Desperate to flee Calcutta’s rat race, four friends—Ashim (Soumitra Chatterjee), Sanjoy (Subhendu Chatterjee), Hari (Samit Bhanja), and Shekhar (Rabi Ghosh)—drive to Palamu, one of India’s rural “tribal lands,” where they bribe a watchman into letting them stay at a sylvan guesthouse.
Despite vowing to get away from it all, the crew soon mixes with the locals, including a woodland family: the soulful yet mischievous Aparna (Sharmila Tagore) takes to the overconfident Ashim, while her widowed sister-in-law Jaya (Kaberi Bose) grows closer to the bookish Sanjoy. At the same time, Hari, fresh off a break-up, woos a Santal girl named Duli (Simi Garewal); and Shekhar, despite his own penchant for gambling, tries to rein in his companions’ boozy hedonism.
Filled with some of Ray’s most indelible characterizations and lavish images (shot by longtime cinematographer Soumendu Roy), DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST touches on masculine vulnerabilities and Indian class divisions with the graceful complexity of a master at his peak.
Despite vowing to get away from it all, the crew soon mixes with the locals, including a woodland family: the soulful yet mischievous Aparna (Sharmila Tagore) takes to the overconfident Ashim, while her widowed sister-in-law Jaya (Kaberi Bose) grows closer to the bookish Sanjoy. At the same time, Hari, fresh off a break-up, woos a Santal girl named Duli (Simi Garewal); and Shekhar, despite his own penchant for gambling, tries to rein in his companions’ boozy hedonism.
Filled with some of Ray’s most indelible characterizations and lavish images (shot by longtime cinematographer Soumendu Roy), DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST touches on masculine vulnerabilities and Indian class divisions with the graceful complexity of a master at his peak.
Genre
Drama
Web Site
Runtime
116
Language
Bengali
Director
Satyajit Ray
Producer
Asim Dutta,
Nepal Dutta
Writer(s)
Satyajit Ray
Cast
Sharmila Tagore,
Kaberi Basu,
Simi,
Soumitra Chattopadhyay
Opening at
Royal on Mar 6th
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