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Call Number: VHS00827

by Bibhūtibhūshaṇa Bandyopādhyāẏa; Satyajit Ray;

Format: VHS

Language: Bengali with English subtitles

Publisher: United States : Sony Picture Classics, 1996.

Notes: Originally released in 1955 (113 mins.); Based on the novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay;

Summary: The moving story of a rural family cursed with bad luck. Father Hari is a dreamer and poet, while his hard-working wife struggles to feed the family. But Durga, a free-spirited petty thief brings tragedy to the family in a moment of carelessness.

Also: See Aparajito (VHS00828) and The World of Apu (VHS00829)

OCLC #: 232994776