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1958 · 100 min · NR

The Music Room

Directed by Satyajit Ray · Drama, Music

The Music Room (1958) is a Drama film, directed by Satyajit Ray set in Bengal during the 1920s. It runs 100 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of class conflict and grief & loss play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Robin MajumdarUstad Vilayat Khan
Cinematography
Subrata Mitra
Cast
Chhabi BiswasGangapada BasuKali SarkarTulsi LahiriPadmadeviPinaki SenguptaBegum AkhtarWaheed Khan

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Setting
When

Premise & themes

Tone
MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction
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