Failed masculinities : the men in Satyajit Ray's films / Devapriya Sanyal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanyal, Devapriya, author.

Series:

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992--Criticism and interpretation.

Ray, Satyajit.

Masculinity in motion pictures.

Men in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Satyajit Ray belonged to a category of filmmakers and artists from newly independent countries whose work was used to define 'national culture'.<br><br><i>Failed Masculinities: The Men in Satyajit Ray's Films</i> argues that a study of his films will give us a purchase on the moral trajectory of India in its first few decades of independence, particularly through examination of his male characters and their narratives. Films discussed by Sanyal include the Apu Trilogy, Shakha Prasakha, Ghare Baire and Kapurush.

Contents:

Introduction: Satyajit Ray's films, his men and the inscription of the nation 1. The colonial and the pre-modern: Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Jalsaghar, and Devi 2. An Uncertain India: Early Nationalism in Ghare Baire and Charulata 3. Breaking with the Past: The Apu trilogy 4. 'For all we have and are': The Post-independence bourgeoisie in Kanchenjungha and Kapurush 5. The Hollow Men: The complacent 'achiever' in Nayak, Aranyer Din Ratri, and Seemabaddha 6. Trying times: Aspiration and failure in Kanchenjunga, Mahanagar, Pratidwandi, and Jana Aranya . 7. At Odds with the Nation: Joy Baba Felunath, Hirak Rajar Deshe, and Sadgati . 8. 'An Essay on Man': The wise person in Ganashatru, Shakha Prasakha and Agantuk Conclusion: Moving Away from the Nation

Frontmatter

Contents

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Acknowledgements

Introduction Satyajit Ray's Films, his Men and the Inscription of the Nation

CHAPTER 1 The Colonial and the Premodern: Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Jalsaghar and Devi

CHAPTER 2 An Uncertain India: Early Nationalism in Charulata and Ghare Baire

CHAPTER 3 Breaking with the Past: The Apu Trilogy

CHAPTER 5 The Hollow Men: The Complacent 'Achiever' in Nayak, Aranyer Din Ratri and Seemabaddha

CHAPTER 6 Trying Times: Aspiration and Failure in Kanchenjunga, Mahanagar, Pratidwandi and Jana Aranya

CHAPTER 7 At Odds with the Nation: Joy Baba Felunath, Hirak Rajar Deshe and Sadgati

CHAPTER 8 'An Essay on Man': The Wise Person in Ganashatru, Shakha Prosakha and Agantuk

Conclusion Moving Away from the Nation

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Nov 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781399511162

OCLC:

1417147851