Jalsaghar

  • U (INDIA)
  • 1958


MOVIE IS remarkable privileged pathetic classical terrestrial
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Positive Reviews 20
Negative reviews 1
Average Rating 4.2/5
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5.0
It is dawn.The loyal retainer pulls away the draperies to admit the cold light. Rogerebert
4.5
Slow, rapt and hypnotic, it is given some appreciation of Indian music a remarkable experience. Time Out
4.5
Its a full on Shakespearean tragedy that manages to be both critical of and sympathetic to its main character. Paste Magazine
5.0
Born into wealth, hes so conditioned to his privileged rank, and so proud, that he doesnt realize hes a dinosaur a doomed symbol of a dying tradition. San Francisco Chronicle
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Its a remarkable film thats filled with outstanding Indian classical music and is hypnotic as a fable that might treat its aristocratic protagonist wi .. Sover
4.4
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
4.0
Satyajit Ray interrupted his Apu trilogy to make this fablelike 1959 film about an aging Indian aristocrat (Chhabi Biswas, one of Indias most respecte .. Chicago Reader
4.4
Indian audiences and critics at the time didnt quite make sense of it, but hindsight shows it to be a brilliant means of modifying the expected. Q Network
0.0
A rapturous treasure trove of Indian classical music and danceand a tale of the reckless passion that they can inspire. New Yorker
4.4
The notion of lost legacy informs the films distraught last word: blood. Groucho Reviews
5.0
SATYAJIT RAYS wistful feelings for the old ways of life in India, for the troubled souls of a sensitive people confronted with great social change, ar .. Ny Times
4.4
An eerie, out of this world image opens The Music Room (a film that is otherwise firmly rooted in the terrestrial).Within a deep, black space floats a .. Larsen On Film
3.0
Its a remarkable film thats filled with outstanding Indian classical music and is hypnotic as a fable that might treat its aristocratic protagonist wi .. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.0
These performances are as lovely and elegant as the film surrounding them. Stream On Demand At Home
4.5
Although it cannot be said to outclass the best parts of trilogy, it proves to be an engrossing experiment in a deliberately minor key. OutWeek
4.5
Understated grey tones enhance its chronicling of the death agony of a social era. World Socialist Web Site
4.5
It is the most delicately balanced, the most poetic, and with the possible exception of The World of Apu it is Rays most romantic movie. Los Angeles Free Press
3.0
Like a lotus flower, Satyajit Rays Jalsagbar (The Music Room) gently reveals its enigmatic central character Old School Reviews
4.0
There is often a sense of wistfulness about these landscapes: they represent a world which the characters wish to explore, but cannot. Mike Grost
4.7
One of my favorite films, The Music Room bathes its viewers in Indian culture while remaining universally accessible with its masterful photography an .. Film and Felt
4.5
Hes pathetic, like a dinosaur that doesnt realize why its being wiped out, said Ray, aware of the sadness and tragedy inherent to a creature that will .. Deep Focus Review
1.0
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5.0
Vic Damone, the legendary singer who came up in the big band era and saw his popularity as a crooner develop into a long career as a recording artist, .. Tcm



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