The Music Room Jalsaghar

Satyajit Ray / India / 1958 / 100 min / Bengali

Bengal, 1930s. Biswambhar Roy is the last in a long line of wealthy patriarchs. His time has passed, and all he has left are two loyal servants, a horse, an elephant, and a crumbling palace. But even as his family fortune dwindles, Roy refuses to give up the lavish evenings he hosts in his music room. One day, while smoking a hookah on the terrace, he hears celebratory music: his neighbour is celebrating his son’s coming-of-age ceremony. Roy recalls the ceremonial celebration for his own son…

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