The Music Room

The Music Room

1958 · 100 min · BN · NR · 7.5 (169 votes)
Dir. Satyajit Ray · Starring Chhabi Biswas, Gangapada Basu, Kali Sarkar, Tulsi Lahiri, Padmadevi, Pinaki Sengupta · Music Ustad Vilayat Khan
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An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.

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A deeply melancholic and introspective drama. It feels like a slow, inevitable descent into obsession, where the pursuit of artistic purity clashes tragically with worldly concerns and personal relationships. A somber, elegiac experience.

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