Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Kanchanjungha, 1962 | 00891279
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Kanchanjungha, 1962 | Photographic Still
CinematographerSubrata Mitra
Document TypePhotographic Still
Film TitleKanchanjungha (Kanchonjônggha), 1962, India, Bengali
Scene DescriptionKanchanjungha is set in the hill station of Darjeeling and focuses on a group of Calcuttans on holiday. The opening scene establishes Rai Bahadur Indranath Roy (played by the legendary Chhabi Biswas) as the patriarch and 'lordship' of the family, a colonial bhadralok in his Western suit, walking stick and fondness for cigars. He converses with a foreigner about the imperious summit of Mt Kanchanjungha - the third highest mountain in the world - which has been concealed in a purdah like an aristocratic woman for the past seventeen days of this trip and eluded a clear sighting. The visual articulation of remoteness between the peak and the characters in the film is the underlying philosphy that explains the relationships bewteen the characters we meet. (1/4)
ProducerSatyajit RayDirectorSatyajit RayBannerNCA Productions
Art DirectorBansi Chandragupta
CastKaruna Bannerjee, Chhabi Biswas, Anil Chatterjee, Pahadi Sanyal, Pahari Sanyal, Anubha Gupta, Arun Mukherjee, Haridhan Mukherjee, Alakananda Ray
EditingDulal Dutta
Music DirectorSatyajit Ray
Script WriterSatyajit Ray
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