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Jalasāgara : Jalsagar = The music room /

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A declining nobleman sits in his once-great house, now decaying and reminisces on his past life and his great parties as well as the loss of his son and wife. His inability to adapt to and cope with changing times has made him into a recluse. He gives one last party, tosses away all his money and di...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Satyajit Ray Productions, Angel Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992, Biswas, Sachindranath, 1900-1962, Sarkar, Kali, Basu, Gaṅgāpada, 1910-1971, Lahiri, Tulsi, Khan, Vilayat, 1928-2004, Bandyopādhyāẏa, Tārāśaṅkara, 1898-1971
Format: Video DVD
Language:Bengali
Language Notes:In Bengali with optional English subtitles.
Published: Calcutta : Angel Video, [2004]
Subjects:
Nobility > India > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Hindi.
Musical films > India.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:A declining nobleman sits in his once-great house, now decaying and reminisces on his past life and his great parties as well as the loss of his son and wife. His inability to adapt to and cope with changing times has made him into a recluse. He gives one last party, tosses away all his money and dies in a fall from a horse.
Item Description:Credits in Bengali; statements of responsibility and credits from container and Internet Movie Database.
From the story Jalsaghar by Tarasankar Bandopadhyay.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
Interactive menu of song and scene selection.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-9; region free; 5.1 surround sound; NTSC.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; editor, Dulal Dutta ; music, Bilayat Khan.