The Film Society of Lincoln Centre will celebrate India's greatest filmmaker and one of cinema's greatest auteurs Satyajit Ray with 'Long Shadows: The Late Work of Satyajit Ray.' Unspooling at the Walter Reade Theatre here from April 19 through April 26, the promised follow-up to the 2009 Satyajit Ray tribute, Long Shadows includes all the films made by Ray in the autumnal years of his career. Already an acknowledged giant of world cinema, Ray in these later works reveals a more meditative side: his brilliant powers of observation lead him to pare down his style, allowing his characters and the world to reveal themselves. Of special interest is 'The Home and the World', his final, wonderful adaptation of a work by his mentor, Rabindranath Tagore, as well as his final, luminous work, 'The Stranger', an extraordinary summing up of so much of Ray's worldview graced with a sensational lead performance by Utpal Dutt.
- 4/1/2011
- Filmicafe
London, Nov 12 – After nearly four decades, Satyajit Ray’s banned documentary ‘Sikkim’ was finally screened at the Kolkata Film Festival (Kff), only to be tangled in a copyright controversy. Sikkim-based trust has claimed to own exclusive rights over the film, reports the BBC.
The Art and Culture Trust of Sikkim (Acts) – an organisation promoted by former Sikkim King Palden Thondup Namgyal – challenged the screening in the courts after the Kff organisers did not heed to its appeal.
“They were not prepared to listen and told us they screened the film at the festival on Thursday,”.
The Art and Culture Trust of Sikkim (Acts) – an organisation promoted by former Sikkim King Palden Thondup Namgyal – challenged the screening in the courts after the Kff organisers did not heed to its appeal.
“They were not prepared to listen and told us they screened the film at the festival on Thursday,”.
- 11/12/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Kolkata, Nov 12 – The shooting of the documentary ‘Sikkim’ with legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray was a lifetime experience, feels cinematographer Soumendu Roy.
‘Shooting ‘Sikkim’ with Satyjit Ray was a lifetime experience. I had earlier worked with Ray but for ‘Sikkim’ we had to work with very minimal equipment and human resources,’ Roy told Ians.
‘During the shooting, we always had to stay alert. The experience helped me later while shooting other films,’ Roy said after the first.
‘Shooting ‘Sikkim’ with Satyjit Ray was a lifetime experience. I had earlier worked with Ray but for ‘Sikkim’ we had to work with very minimal equipment and human resources,’ Roy told Ians.
‘During the shooting, we always had to stay alert. The experience helped me later while shooting other films,’ Roy said after the first.
- 11/12/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Kolkata, Nov 11 – Audiences hailed ‘Sikkim’ – a hidden masterpiece by legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray that was banned four decades ago – when it had its first public screening Wednesday at the 16th Kolkata Film Festival.
‘It is really a masterpiece by Satyajit Ray. I have seen all his movies. Today, I watched the documentary ‘Sikkim’ too. I think today I have completed a circle. But I felt really bad that the movie was banned for so many years for useless reasons. I have watched nothing bad in the film. It’s a fantastic movie,’ said film.
‘It is really a masterpiece by Satyajit Ray. I have seen all his movies. Today, I watched the documentary ‘Sikkim’ too. I think today I have completed a circle. But I felt really bad that the movie was banned for so many years for useless reasons. I have watched nothing bad in the film. It’s a fantastic movie,’ said film.
- 11/11/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Audiences hailed 'Sikkim' - a hidden masterpiece by legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray that was banned four decades ago - when it had its first public screening Wednesday at the 16th Kolkata Film Festival.'It is really a masterpiece by Satyajit Ray. I have seen all his movies. Today, I watched the documentary 'Sikkim' too. I think today I have completed a circle. But I felt really bad that the movie was banned for so many years for useless reasons. I have watched nothing bad in the film. It's a fantastic movie,' said film buff Rama Ray after watching the movie.Made by Satyajit Ray in 1971, the documentary was banned by the external affairs ministry in 1975 when the Himalayan kingdom became a part of India. It was commissioned by the last Chogyal (king) of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal, and his American-born queen Hope Cooke. It was...
- 11/11/2010
- Filmicafe
It’s taken four decades for the union government to lift the ban on Satyajit Ray’s documentary, Sikkim. It was made the at the behest of the then king (Chogyal). Sikkim has never been shown in India as queen Hope Cooke took home a print and never returned it. Ray’s son, Sandip, also a filmmaker, says, “The original negative perished long ago. But a print has been partly restored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences. Also, I believe there’s one at London’s Brown University.” Sandip is not sure if Sikkim will now be screened abroad: “If the print is ...
- 9/24/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Hollywood film archivists are trying to piece together one of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's lost documentaries after a ban on the director's Sikkim movie was lifted after almost 40 years.
The Oscar winner made the movie in 1971 and died in 1992 while the ban was still in place.
His son, Sandip Ray, is thrilled with the news, but reveals no print exists in India.
He says, "No one has ever seen the film in India and there is only one print which has been partly restored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. They have a restoration branch in Los Angeles. The original negative is gone. So we don't have the prints of the film yet."
The film, commissioned by the last king of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal, and his American-born queen, Hope Cooke, was banned by the Indian government.
Sandip Ray tells the Times of India, "I think at that time Sikkim was a kingdom; later it became a part of India. So naturally, it shows how it was as a kingdom and it's a part of history. But people remained unaware of that history as it was banned."...
The Oscar winner made the movie in 1971 and died in 1992 while the ban was still in place.
His son, Sandip Ray, is thrilled with the news, but reveals no print exists in India.
He says, "No one has ever seen the film in India and there is only one print which has been partly restored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. They have a restoration branch in Los Angeles. The original negative is gone. So we don't have the prints of the film yet."
The film, commissioned by the last king of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal, and his American-born queen, Hope Cooke, was banned by the Indian government.
Sandip Ray tells the Times of India, "I think at that time Sikkim was a kingdom; later it became a part of India. So naturally, it shows how it was as a kingdom and it's a part of history. But people remained unaware of that history as it was banned."...
- 9/20/2010
- WENN
London, Sep 18 – The ban on Satyajit Ray’s documentary film ‘Sikkim’ has been finally lifted by India, his family said.
It was made 40 years ago when Sikkim was an independent kingdom – Sikkim’s last ruler Palden Thondup Namgyal commissioned the film to woo tourists.
His son, Sandip Ray, also a film-maker, told that he was delighted that the ban on the documentary had been lifted.
“I hope the documentary is screened soon,” the BBC quoted Sandip as saying.
When the film was completed, the king and his wife were reportedly furious –.
It was made 40 years ago when Sikkim was an independent kingdom – Sikkim’s last ruler Palden Thondup Namgyal commissioned the film to woo tourists.
His son, Sandip Ray, also a film-maker, told that he was delighted that the ban on the documentary had been lifted.
“I hope the documentary is screened soon,” the BBC quoted Sandip as saying.
When the film was completed, the king and his wife were reportedly furious –.
- 9/18/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, Sep 18 – Director Sandip Ray, the son of Oscar-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray, is elated over a government decision to lift a ban on his father’s documentary ‘Sikkim’ after four decades, but rues that the original negative has perished.
‘I came to know about the decision through a newspaper. I am very happy that after such a long time this will be done. This was almost unknown to people. No one has ever seen the film,’ Sandip Ray, 56, told Ians on phone from Kolkata.
He, however, regrets that the original.
‘I came to know about the decision through a newspaper. I am very happy that after such a long time this will be done. This was almost unknown to people. No one has ever seen the film,’ Sandip Ray, 56, told Ians on phone from Kolkata.
He, however, regrets that the original.
- 9/18/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Kolkata, The screening of veteran filmmaker Satyajit Ray's controversial documentary "Sikkim" at the 14th Kolkata Film Festival has been cancelled because the authorities were not sure whether the ban on the film was lifted or not. "Ray's 'Sikkim' was supposed to be screened Monday, the final day of the film fest. But due to some complications we have decided not to screen the film," Nilanjan Chatterjee, Chief Executive Officer of Nandan, told Ians. "We are still unsure if the ban on the film has been lifted or not. Hence we had referred the case to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Delhi, but have yet not received a 'no-objection' certificate from them. Hence we have decided to suspend the screening of 'Sikkim' at the 11th hour," he ...
- 11/18/2008
- Bollywoodworld.com
Kolkata, Satyajit Ray fans in India have a good news. The maestro's Hindi classic "Shatranj Ke Khiladi" (The Chess Players) would be restored by the United States Academy of Motion Pictures, while his controversial documentary "Sikkim" may be screened for the first time in India at the upcoming Kolkata Film Festival. "'The Chess Players', made in 1977, will be our next project. The funds have been allotted for the film. It will take a year to complete it," the Academy's noted preservationist Josef Lindner said at a press conference here Thursday. The academy has so far restored and preserved 15 feature films and two documentaries - "Sikkim" and "Two" - of the Oscar winning filmmaker since 1992. While nine feature films were restored in the first package, ...
- 11/7/2008
- Bollywoodworld.com
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