Devi : the goddess /
A superstitious father-in-law, a feudal lord, suddenly starts believing after a dream that his young daughter-in-law is an incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Kali. She is worshipped and expected to deliver impossible cures and magic blessings for sick and poor people. Her husband lives in the city una...
| Uniform Title: | Devi (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Language Notes: | Dialogue in Bengali, English subtitles. |
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Mumbai, India :
Big Home Video,
[2009]
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| Summary: | A superstitious father-in-law, a feudal lord, suddenly starts believing after a dream that his young daughter-in-law is an incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Kali. She is worshipped and expected to deliver impossible cures and magic blessings for sick and poor people. Her husband lives in the city unaware of all this, and when he returns, he finds his wife mentally imbalanced who just disappears that day. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. "Satyajit Ray signature collection"--Container. Based on a short story : Devi by Prabhat Kumar Mukherjee. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Producer: Satyajit Ray Productions; screenplay and direction: Satyajit Ray; music, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. |