The Music Room
Drama, Music
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1958
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An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.
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Details
Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
10 Oct 1958
Country:
IN
Languages:
Bengali, Bangla
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Ray's social insight is not dimmed by treating his subject in this distant, allegorical manner; if anything it's intensified by the closer focus he's able to train on his characters.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
19 Jul 2011
fresh:
Slow, rapt and hypnotic, it is -- given some appreciation of Indian music -- a remarkable experience.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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For all its exotic stimulations, it is an exceedingly simple, moving film, expressing a human dilemma that should be comprehensible to all.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
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It's a fascinating snapshot of Indian culture in the 1930s, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of an inflated opinion of self-worth.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
A wonderful tale of pride and the fools it makes of men.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000