Satyajit Ray changed the way the world looked at Indian cinema when he released this classic drama about the fading fortunes of a once-rich landlord. Instead of filling is film with big musical production numbers, the hallmark of so-called Bollywood films, Ray made the bold decision to only use music if it added something to the drama of the story. The result, more than 50 years later, is still compelling, as is the performance of Chhabi Biswas as the landlord who risks his fortune and family name to host one final recital at his mansion just to prove his family is more important than that of his upstart neighbor.
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