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BEST DIRECTORS IN CINEMA-3

Hi everyone! This blog is going to be the 3rd part of 8 Part Series of who I think are the Best Directors Cinema as ever seen

And today I will be talking about

SATYAJIT RAY

Satyajit Ray (born May 2, 1921, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India—died April 23, 1992, Calcutta) was a Bengali motion-picture director, writer, and illustrator who brought the Indian cinema to world recognition with Pather Panchali (1955; The Song of the Road) and its two sequels, known as the Apu Trilogy. As a director, Ray was noted for his humanism, his versatility, and his detailed control over his films and their music. He was one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.

(Early Life)

Ray was an only child whose father died in 1923. His grandfather was a writer and illustrator, and his father, Sukumar Ray, was a writer and illustrator of Bengali nonsense verse. Ray grew up in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and was looked after by his mother. He entered a government school, where he was taught chiefly in Bengali, and then studied at Presidency College, Calcutta’s leading college, where he was taught in English. By the time he graduated in 1940, he was fluent in both languages. In 1940 his mother persuaded him to attend art school at Santiniketan, Rabindranath Tagore’s rural university northwest of Calcutta. There Ray, whose interests had been exclusively urban and Western-oriented, was exposed to Indian and other Eastern art and gained a deeper appreciation of both Eastern and Western culture, a harmonious combination that is evident in his films.

(His Famous Works)

Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955) won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. This film, along with Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959), form The Apu Trilogy. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. He also authored several short stories and novels, primarily for young children and teenagers. Popular characters created by Ray include Feluda the sleuth, Professor Shonku the scientist, Tarini Khuro the storyteller, and Lalmohan Ganguly the novelist.

(Filmmaking Style)

His Filmmaking

Ray had been subconsciously paying a tribute to Jean Renoir throughout his career, who influenced him the most.Ray considered script-writing to be an integral part of direction. Initially he refused to make a film in any language other than Bengali. In his two non-Bengali feature films, he wrote the script in English; translators adapted it into Hindustani under Ray's supervision.The narrative structure of Ray's films are represented by musical forms such as sonata, fugue and rondo. Kanchenjunga, Nayak and Aranyer Din Ratri are examples of this structure.

(His Filmography)

Ray made over 36 feature film in his 4 decade long. He made movies such as Pather Panchali in 1955,Aparajito in 1956,Parash Pathar and Jalsaghar in 1958, Apur Sansar in 1959, Devi in 1960. He made movies such as Teen Kanya in 1961, Kanchenjungha and Abhijan in 1962,Mahanagar in 1963,Charulata and Two I'm 1964,Kapurush-0-Mahapurush in 1965,Nayak in 1966,Chiriyakhana in 1967,Goopy Gyne & Bagha Byne in 1969,Aranyer Din Ratri and Pratiwandi in 1970, Seemabaddha and Sikkim in 1971,Inner Eyes in 1972,Ashani Sanket in 1973,Sonar Kella in 1974,Jana Aranyw in 1975,Bala in 1976,Shatranj ka Khilari in 1977,Joi Baba Felunath in 1979,Hirak Rajar Deshe and Pikoo in 1980,Sadgati in 1981,Ghare Bhare in 1984,Sukumar Ray in 1987,Ganashatru and Shakha Proshakha in 1990,Agantuk in 1990.

Satyajit Ray on 1994 stamp of India

Portrait of Satyajit Ray

(Awards & Honors)

Ray received many awards including 36 National Film Awards. He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1985 and Legion Of Honor in 1987. The Government of India also awarded him with Padma Bhusan in 1965. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992 at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. He also won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival

(Legacy)

Ray is considered one of the greatest film directors of all time. He is a cultural icon in India and in Bengali communities worldwide. Following his death, the city of Calcutta came to a virtual standstill, as hundreds of thousands of people gathered around his house to pay their last respects. Ray's influence has been widespread and deep in Bengali cinema; many Bengali directors, including Aparna Sen, Rituparno Ghosh and Gautam Ghose as well as Vishal Bhardwaj, Dibakar Banerjee, Shyam Benegal and Sujoy Ghosh from Hindi cinema in India, Tareq Masud and Tanvir Mokammel in Bangladesh, and Aneel Ahmad in England, have been influenced by his craft.Beyond India, filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, James Ivory, Abbas Kiarostami, Elia Kazan, William Wyler,François Truffaut, John Huston, Carlos Saura, Isao Takahata, Oliver Stone,Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson,Danny Boyle and Christopher Nolan.

(Sources)

And that's it for this part folks, I'll meet you with another blog about some the Greatest Directors Cinema has ever seen, Until then

CIAO

[phenakistoskope]

so on a quick romp into the cambridge history of science fiction, i found two bengali brahmins mentioned very early in the timeline. first, jagananda roy's shukra bhraman (1879) and jagadish chandra bose's niruddesh'er kahini (1896). now, i think a quick stroll down the neighbourhood and i'll probably find someone that's willing to lend me a collection that has the latter in it. the first one will take a minute to source though. my father and paternal grandmother used to read professor shonku to me when i was very young, and i distinctly remember thinking of those in terms of fantasy, rather than science fiction, despite the fact that it was about professor shonku, who was a scientist. and of course there's sultana's dream by rokia hussein, which was the female man back in 1905, but i think that was originally in english, not bengali(?) + i should look into bangladeshi science fiction.

[cynassa]

We don't really write science fiction for kids do we? Maybe some dystopian YA fiction. Hmmm, or Artemis Fowl maybe?

Horror, fantasy, contemporary, detective fic, even historical fiction for children, I can think of fairly easily... the closest I can think of to children's sci fi is Professor Shonku

Am I missing something obvious?

[filmes-online-facil]

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Nesta aventura familiar, um irmão e uma irmã, Mo e Melody, junte-se ao brilhante cientista e professor de inventor Shonku e seu robô Ajudante Robu para encontrar o seu lendário de explorador perdido. Logo eles se encontram no fundo do Himalaia, seguidos pelo mal Franzotti que está rastreando um tesouro escondido. Ao longo do caminho eles encontram unicórnios e outras criaturas mágicas, e descobrem um paraíso oculto mantido longe do mundo.

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Price: [price_with_discount] (as of [price_update_date] - Details) [ad_1] 3 Rays is like exploring the Mother Earth, and finding the rare treasures'-Gulzar, poet, lyricist and film-maker'Satyajit Ray's work is like a beautiful scene from nature, and that's the reason we get lost in his beautiful art' -Shoojit Sircar, film-maker'Ray's magic, the simple poetry of his images and their emotional impact, will always stay with me'-Martin Scorsese, film director, producer, screenwriter and actor'Satyajit Ray's artifice and honesty set him apart from other film directors'-The Guardian'Satyajit Ray's world of restless watchfulness and nuance'-The New York Times'The quiet but deep observation . . . have impressed me greatly'-Akira Kurosawa, film-makerThe most anticipated book on the centenary birth anniversary of Satyajit RayAn amazingly brilliant collection of Satyajit Ray's previously unpublished autobiographical writings, illustrations, fictions and non-fictionsA collector's item, 3 Rays is a source of delight for every readerSatyajit Ray (1921-1992), through his life, philosophy and works offered a unique aesthetic sensibility, which took Indian cinema, art and literature to a new height. An ace designer, music composer, illustrator and a gifted writer, Ray gave us the awe-inspiring sleuth Feluda, and the maverick scientist, Professor Shonku-two iconic characters loved and revered by millions of readers. On the occasion of his centenary birth anniversary, 3 Rays: Stories from Satyajit Ray, the first book in The Penguin Ray Library series, opens a window to the brilliance of this Renaissance man. With more than forty stories and poems along with many unpublished works, autobiographical writings and illustrations by Ray, this volume offers a unique glimpse into Ray's creative genius. From the Publisher Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin (17 May 2021) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 478 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0143448986 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143448983 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 758 g Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 4.06 x 22.86 cm Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India

[callonpeevesie]

Professor Shonku + The Onion headlines

[chitraochitralonkar]

Prof. Shonku forced to relive the anti-Semitic hooligan

By Satyajit Ray(সত্যজিৎ রায়)

Illustration for the story Professor Shonku and Frankenstein(প্রফেসর শ��্কু ও ফ্রাঙ্কেনস্টাইন)

[jukti-torko-golpo]

A very random crow. I really don't know why I think that it's relevant enough to post. But this is a good gentle crow who comes to our terrace to drink water.

[myopicmeerkat]

heyyyyy congrats again!!! i'm really happy for you and you definitely deserve this!!!!!!

now for the celebrationnn

Briny Deep: my favorite book is Wilder Girls and I've been wanting to talk about it with someone for so longgggg but idk anyone who have read it so yeah that's my recommendation!!!

Thank you so much @moony-likes-hot-choc!! 😄

Join my 285 followers celebration here!

Yes, it's time for the celebration.

Briny Deep (meaning: The ocean): Give me a book/movie/song rec and I will give you one belonging to the same genre as the former.

Okay, so, I looked up the genre of 'Wilder Girls' on Google and I found it to be YA science fiction (dystopian) and first of all, let me tell you, bestie - THANK YOU SO MUCH!! 'Coz YK, my reading list has always been rather full of classics - I love classics but still, I have always wanted to expand it to other genres, especially YA. But then, whichever YA books I found on Amazon or in the book shops, they have always focused more on romance and the associated stuff. And as much of a fan of romance as I am, I do like reading stuff not centred on romance, at times. And from the summary I read on Google, this book seems to be the kind I was looking for! So, once again, thanks a lot, bestie! 😃

And, the books I'd like to recommend from the sci-fi genre are 'The Time Machine' by H.G. Wells and 'The Incredible Adventures of Professor Shonku' by Satyajit Ray (this was originally written in Bengali but an English translation is available).

Thank you for sending in the ask, bestie! 😊

[the-wretched-and-joyful]

Here's a list of things I need:

1. Money, a whole lot of it.

2. My own apartment.

3. A very warm and tight hug (preferably a very long one too)

4. A rich husband

5. Someone who I can hold hands with

6. A best friend I can hang out with, like IRL...

7. A 6 month long vacation

8. My own laptop

9. Idk if anyone will get this reference, but I need those Miracureall tablets from Professor Shonku books

10. The chance to sleep in while it's raining outside

[callonpeevesie]

I Do Not Like when adaptations modernize 20th century bengali stories because those stories are tied to the time they're set in and don't make sense in modern settings and because they're rarely adapted well. BUT (and read that "but" in Pepa's voice) I am a very strong believer of "fandoms should have more freedom than adaptations because adaptations have a legitimacy that fandom is not bound to".

Is gen z tenida legit enough to actually Be in an adaptation? No. Is it a very funny concept regardless? You bet

[butchbarbie-psd]

I'm very curious...have you read Feluda ??

Haaan ! I love the series ! But I like professor Shonku better 😁

[raytoday]

Remembering The Journey Of Satyajit Ray on his 100th Birth Anniversary

Whenever we are discussing about Indian Cinema that would be incomplete without mentioning Satyajit Ray.

One Of India’s finest Film maker Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winning Legendary Film Maker Satyajit Ray was born in 2nd May, 1921 in Kolkata. Mr. Ray was an Film Maker, Writer, Illustrator, Calligrapher and most importantly a Visualizer who brought the Indian cinema to world recognition with Pather Panchali (1955, The Song of the Road) and its two sequels, known as the Apu Trilogy.

Films created by Mr. Ray were way a head of his times in terms of  Representation as he used to create magic with minimal Resources.

Truly As a director, Mr. Ray was noted for  his versatility, and his detailed control over his films and their music.

Mr. Ray's Ability to stand out and evoke a certain emotion and his ever green golden films that will always be remembered by us.

Satyajit Ray grew up in Kolkata and was looked after by his mother Mrs. Suprabha Ray because his father Mr. Sukumar Ray was died when Satyajit was only 3 years old.

Ray completed his schooling from Ballygunge Government High School in Calcutta(Now Kolkata), and completed his BA in economics from  Presidency College, Calcutta (then affiliated with the University of Calcutta), though his interest was always in the fine arts.

In 1940 his mother persuaded him to attend art school at Santiniketan, Rabindranath Tagore’s rural university northwest of Calcutta.

Returning back to Kolkata, Ray started working at British Owned Advertising Agency as a junior visualiser,  then he became art director within few years.

As a graphic artist It was Ray who designed the covers of such books as Aam Aatir Bhepu (a children’s edition of Bibhuti Bhusan Banerjee’s Pather Panchali), Man-Eaters of Kumaon (Kumaom-er Manuskheko Bagh, in Bengali translation) by Jim Corbett and The Discovery of India by Jawahar Lal Nehru.

Ray was unable to curate money from Bengali Producers who represents such unconventional ideas in front of them. Then late 1952, using Ray’s own money, with the rest eventually coming from a grudging West Bengal Government, Ray and his determined crew came out with one of the most successful and ever green motion picture Pather Panchali which was completed in the year 1955.

Pather Panchali is the first part of Apu Trilogy and trilogy bestowed Ray with awards at Cannes, Venice and London.

Aparajito (The Unvanquished) and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) made up this trilogy successful that received phenomenal international acclaim and was received globally as the trilogy.

As a writer Mr. Ray became so much popular among children by reviving children magazine “Sandesh”.

Writer Ray was come up with some evergreen detective & science fiction stories in Bengali Literature. By creating ever green Series Of Feluda, Satyajit Ray ensured that he gave children an occasion to celebrate their childhood.

Half a century after Ray’s fonts made their way to the typeface library, India has found itself on the forefront of The Typography Industry. With Lifelong accord with Type Face & Font, Ray came up with his most popular original font called “Ray Roman”.

At the same time, if we are talking about Satyajit Ray’s some of the Ever Green creations from his Golden Era then these names come first in mind, Devi (The Goddess), Teen Kanya, Kanchenjunga, Charulata, Professor Shonku,  Nayak(The Hero), Sonar Kella and many more in the list.

It’s been 100 Glorious Years but still Ray remains in every Bengali’s Emotion.

Today We miss You Ray.......

[chitraochitralonkar]

Prof. Shonku’s Spaceship travelling admist stars, moons and asteroids

By Satyajit Ray(সত্যজিৎ রায়)

Illustration for the short story The Diary of a Space Traveller (ব্যোমযাত্রীর ডায়রি)

[slumbering-lore]

It's good to see another Feluda and Professor Shonku fan after ages. Have a good day!

Yes!! I'm still reading some of the প্রফেসর শঙ্কু but I absolutely love it! And no words for ফেলুদা 😌

[datespolh]

Deepfocus careers

At the Venice Film Festival, he won a Golden Lion for Aparajito(1956), and awarded the Golden Lion Honorary Award in 1982. At the Berlin Film Festival, he was one of only three to win the Silver Bear for Best Director more than once and holds the record for the most Golden Bear nominations, with seven. At the Moscow Film Festival in 1979, he was awarded for the contribution to cinema. Ray received many awards, including 32 National Film Awards by the Government of India. He also wrote essays on film, published as the collections: Our Films, Their Films (1976), Bishoy Chalachchitra (1976), and Ekei Bole Shooting (1979). Ray wrote an autobiography about his childhood years, Jakhan Choto Chilam (1982). Ray also wrote many short stories mostly centered on Macabre, Thriller and Paranormal which were published as collections of 12 stories. Ray created two of the most famous fictional characters ever in Bengali children's literature-Feluda, a sleuth in Holmesian tradition, and Professor Shonku, a genius scientist. In 1949, Ray married Bijoya Das and the couple had a son, Sandip ray, who is now a famous film director. In 1940, he went to study in Santiniketan where Ray came to appreciate Oriental Art. (Hons.) in Economics at Presidency College of the University of Calcutta, though his interest was always in Fine Arts. Ray was born to Sukumar and Suprabha Ray in Calcutta. Sukumar Ray, Upendrakishore's son and father of Satyajit, was a pioneering Bengali author and poet of nonsense rhyme and children's literature, an illustrator and a critic. Ray's grandfather, Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was a writer, illustrator, philosopher, publisher, amateur astronomer and a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, a religious and social movement in nineteenth century Bengal. The Government of India honoured him with the Bharat Ratna in 1992. Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a number of awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Award in 1992. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. This film, Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (1959) form The Apu Trilogy. Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. He authored several short stories and novels, primarily aimed at children and adolescents. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, graphic designer and film critic. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and watching Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist 1948 film, Bicycle Thieves. Ray was born in the city of Calcutta into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Satyajit Ray (Bengali: সত্যজিৎ রায়) was an Indian filmmaker and author of Bengali fiction and regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of world cinema. Published in association with the Society for the Preservation of Satyajit Ray Films, and including fascinating photographs by and of the master, Deep Focus not only reveals Ray's engagement with cinema but also provides an invaluable insight into the mind of a genius. With the economy and precision that marked his films, Ray writes on the art and craft of cinema, pens an ode to silent cinema, discusses the problems in adapting literary works to film, pays tributes to contemporaries like Godard and Uttam Kumar, and even gives us a peek into his experiences at film festivals, both as a jury member and as a contestant. This book brings together, for the first time in one volume, some of his most cerebral writings on film. He was also a bestselling writer of novels and short stories, and possibly the only Indian film-maker who wrote prolifically on cinema. His films, from Pather Panchali in the mid-1950s to Agantuk in the 1990s, changed the way the world looked at Indian cinema. Satyajit Ray is acknowledged as one of the world's finest film-makers.