Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye

Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye is the definitive biography of the movie giant Satyajit Ray, an exceptionally versatile film-maker who won almost every major prize in cinema, including an Oscar for lifetime achievement just before his death in 1992. Ray’s films include the Apu Trilogy, The Music Room, Charulata, Days and Nights in the Forest, The Chess Players and The Stranger. He also made comedies, musicals, detective films and documentaries. This new edition, revised and extensively updated following Ray’s death, includes material covering his final films and his artistic legacy, and a uniquely comprehensive bibliography of Ray’s writings. The book is based on extensive interviews with Ray himself, his actors and collaborators, and a deep knowledge of Bengali culture. Handsomely illustrated with drawings and photographs, including evocative stills from Ray’s films, the book presents a broadly chronological film-by-film account of Ray’s work. It uncovers his root – Bengali, Indian and western; cinematic, literary, artistic and musical – so that readers can understand as well as enjoy Ray’s films. The Inner Eye reveals the totality of Satyajit Ray’s achievement and its timeless appeal, and will be of interest to film lovers everywhere.