Four fleshy and sophisticated Calcuttans go on rural holiday. Not a lot "happens," but a lot comes to light. Shakespeare's Polonius, one might imagine, would flourish in the attempt to pin down what kind of movie this is. It is comical, pastoral, political, poetical, historical, spiritual, and God knows what all. And it is exquisite in all regards — in surface, in cultural detail, in performance. Not always a terribly relaxed and graceful filmmaker, Satyajit Ray has never been more terribly so than here, where he performs a sort of E.M. Forsterish feat of polishing off a meal of Gargantuan substance while seeming only to nibble fastidiously at appetizers. With Sharmila Tagore, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Robi Ghose. (1970) — Duncan Shepherd
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