From 16 to 20 of February at the Greek Film Archive

The Greek Film Archive in collaboration with Thessaloniki Film Festival present a tribute on India’s most acclaimed film director: Satyajit Ray. The tribute will take place in both Athens and Thessaloniki, from the 16^th till the 20^th of February. Nine fiction films of Satyajit Ray will be screened, –including his famous Apu Trilogy.

The restored films will be presented with both Greek and English subtitles.

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SATYAJIT RAY: 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

 

On the occasion of the 100^th birthday of Satyajit Ray in 2022, the Greek Film Archive honors one of India’s greatest cinematic auteurs. The influence of Italian Neorealism bearing over his work is evident from his very first films, especially the “Apu Trilogy”, which we will be screened in our tribute. Ray showed the world that Indian Cinema is not confined to Bollywood. All three films in the trilogy are scored by Ravi Shankar. Ray moves effortlessly between India’s tradition and modernisation, and poses meaningful questions such as women’s standing in society, colonialism, the rigid structures and rules of India’s culture and society, postcolonialism and the effects of modernisation in India's culture and society.

Ray has transformed Indian cinema and has paved the way for the emergence of a new generation of Indian auteurs, such as Mira Nair, Shekar Kapur, Amit Dutta, Deepa Mehta.

THE PROGRAMME

 

THURSDAY (16/2)

20:00 | THE BIG CITY (MAHANAGAR), 129’

 

FRIDAY (17/2)

19:00 | THE LONELY WIFE (CHARULATA), 117’

21:30 | THE SONG OF THE LITTLE ROAD (PATHER PANCHALI ), 126’

 

SATURDAY (18/2)

19:00 | THE HOLY MAN (MAHAPURUSH) , 65’

21:00 | THE UNVANQUISHED (APARAJITO), 110’

 

SUNDAY (19/2)

19:00 | THE COWARD (KAPURUSH) , 74’

21:00 | THE WORLD OF APU (APU SANSAR ), 106’

 

MONDAY (20/2)

19:00 | THE HERO (NAYAK) , 117’

21:30 | THE ELEPHANT GOD (JOI BABA FELUNATH), 112’

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