The first comprehensive study of men and masculinity in the cinema of Satyajit Ray
Links Ray's male characters with India's national trajectory in its early post-independence years
Interrogates the director's standing as a national filmmaker
Situates Ray within post-colonial filmmaking and realist cinema traditions
Satyajit Ray belonged to a category of filmmakers and artists from newly independent countries whose work was used to define 'national culture'.
Failed Masculinities: The Men in Satyajit Ray's Films 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.
- ISBN10 1399511149
- ISBN13 9781399511148
- Publish Date 25 April 2023
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Edinburgh University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 184
- Language English