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Name | Agantuk |
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Alt | Agantuk |
Caption | The Stranger |
Director | Satyajit Ray |
Producer | National Film Development Corporation of India |
Writer | Satyajit Ray |
Screenplay | Satyajit Ray |
Story | Based on the short story: 'Atithi' by Satyajit Ray |
Starring | Utpal DuttBikramjitMamata ShankarDeepankar DeDhritiman ChatterjeePromod GanguliRabi Ghosh |
Music | Satyajit Ray |
Cinematography | Barun Raha |
Editing | Dulal Dutta |
Released | 1991 |
Runtime | 120 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Bangla |
Preceded by | Shakha Proshakha |
Agantuk ( Agontuk, lit. "The Stranger") is a 1991 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray. It was Ray's last film, and is based on one of his short stories, Atithi (The Guest).
Anila, who initially believes the visitor, is slowly led to believe that he has come to claim his share of property by saying he is her uncle. Only her son believes that the visitor is Anila's uncle.
The central conflict of the film rests upon the identity of this man and the family's struggle to accept or reject it. Sudhindra subjects the visitor to various tests in an effort to resolve this conflict. On one occasion, he invites a lawyer and friend of his to gently question the guest. However, the lawyer's anger builds up until finally he orders the guest to "either come clean or get out." The next morning, the visitor is nowhere to be found; the family finally learns that he is in fact Manmohan Mitra and finds him in a remote tribal village.
The couple apologises to Manmohan, and persuades him to come back with them to Calcutta. In the end, Manmohan hands his niece a piece of paper, which turns out to be the claim to his share of property.
Sound designer: Sujit Sarkar
;1991 Venice Film Festival
;1992 National Film Awards
Category:1991 films Category:Films directed by Satyajit Ray Category:Bengali-language films Category:Indian films Category:Indian art films Category:Films set in Kolkata
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