The Music Room

The Music Room

1958 · 100 min · BN · NR · 7.5 (128 votes)
Dir. Satyajit Ray · Starring Chhabi Biswas, Gangapada Basu, Kali Sarkar, Tulsi Lahiri, Padmadevi, Pinaki Sengupta · Music Ustad Vilayat Khan
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A wealthy landlord lives a decadent life with his wife and son. His passion – his wife would calls it his addiction – is music, and he spends a great deal of his fortune on concerts held for the locals in his magnificent music room. He feels threatened by his neighbour, a commoner who has attained riches through business dealings. His passion for music and quest for social respect are his undoing, as he sacrifices his family and wealth trying to retain it.

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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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