Bose, Purnendu (Cinematographer), Pratidwandi, 1970 | Photographic Still
Bose, Purnendu (Cinematographer), Pratidwandi, 1970 | Photographic Still
CinematographerPurnendu Bose
Document TypePhotographic Still
Film TitlePratidwandi (The Adversary, Siddhartha and the City), 1970, India, Bengali
Scene DescriptionPratidwandi is the first of Ray's Calcutta trilogy where the city in all its vibrancy and vulnerabilty becomes a formidable adversary to a young man with little means who is trying to make his way in life. The opening scene, depicted in negative of this still, shows the demise and funeral of protagonist Siddhartha Cowdhury's (Dhritiman Chatterjee) father. The mother breaks into painful wailing mourning for the father. (1/27)
ProducerNepal Datta, Asim DuttaDirectorSatyajit RayBannerPriya Films
Art DirectorBansi Chandragupta
CastAshgar Ali, Soumitra Bannerjee, Amar Bardhan, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury, Gaja Basu, Jayasree Kabir
EditingDulal Dutta
Music DirectorSatyajit Ray
Script WriterSatyajit Ray
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