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title: "The Adversary (Pratidwandi) - (Mr Bongo Films) (1971) [DVD] [2007]"
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# The Adversary (Pratidwandi) - (Mr Bongo Films) (1971) [DVD] [2007]

**Brand:** satyajit ray
**Price:** KD 13.86
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- **What is this?** The Adversary (Pratidwandi) - (Mr Bongo Films) (1971) [DVD] [2007] by satyajit ray
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Product Description          Like many opinionated young men, Siddhartha Chowdury (Dhritiman Chatterjee) is thirsty for opportunity. Disillusioned after being rejected from his latest job interview, Siddhartha drifts aimlessly around Calcutta, his thoughts racing with angst, loneliness and sexual repression. His extended periods of solipsism drifts from flashbacks to an idyllic childhood with his family to surreal dream sequences filled with fantasies of action and fulfillment. Like Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye, Siddhartha is angered by the hypocrisy of modern society, where class barriers are rigid and money determines even the most intimate relationships.  The Adversary was among the series of films initiated by Satyajit Ray in the 1970s. Like Company Limited and The Middleman, it presents a stark view of post-Independent urban India and its burgeoning unemployment and corruption. The passionate lyricism characteristic of Ray's best films is accompanied by a sharp psychological study of the protagonist's neurosis, acutely rendered by Chatterjee s excellent performance.             Review          A beautiful, understated gem from one of cinemas greats. Its low-key sobriety deserves to inspire and influence future generations --Film4The Adversary moves so quietly, with such seeming politeness to jaded film senses, that it takes a while to realize that for all its somberness it's a particularly moving comedy --New York TimesRay's mastery, his sure touch, encompassed every possible technical function... His work becomes an inspiration for all time --Richard AttenboroughThe Adversary moves so quietly, with such seeming politeness to jaded film senses, that it takes a while to realize that for all its somberness it's a particularly moving comedy --New York TimesRay's mastery, his sure touch, encompassed every possible technical function... His work becomes an inspiration for all time --Richard Attenborough

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## Customer Reviews

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    Understated and intense...a gripping film
  

*by S***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2008*

Set against the city of calcutta in turmoil during the naxalite unrests of the early 70s, an intense film of a young man opposing the circumstances he finds himself in, and trying to come to terms with them at the same time. Brilliant performances by all concerned, set against the backdrop of intense camerawork in black and white, and the old districts of Chowringhee in Calcutta, a memorable film. Ray's characters say so little, yet convey so much! One of Ray's best films, together with "Jana Aranya" (The Middleman)-another masterpeice about an individual's life in the city of Calcutta.

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    A painfully poor film
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 January 2010*

Wow, how anyone can give this film 5 star rating is beyond me.firstly, it appears to have been shot on a camera from the 1900's. It's badly dubbed (not in English), the cinematography is jerky, poor quality, as though the film has been dropped on a dusty floor.I tried to watch to the end, but 20 mins before it finished, i gave up. His 'hallucinations' are terrible, his face morphing into a different face in the mirror.. badly! If there was consequences at the end of the film, nothing could have been good enough to excuse the zero plot, awful cinematography, frustrating dubbing and wooden acting.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Another great achievement by Satyajit Ray
  

*by W***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2017*

The inner struggles of a young adult in Calcutta, in the first years of the sixties, are depicted with great sensititivty an all encompassing empathy. His anguish, seeing his sister debase herself, his brother becoming prey to an illusory revolution, his mother's helplessness .. We are invited to feel all the seductions he is torn between, among which even the early 'hippy' hedonism. Is what he does in the end an avoidance, a courageous new start .. We are given much to think about, urged to reflect on our own doubts and decisions. Even its moments which don't feel true for me, like the dream sequences, seem to be Ray's facing his own frailties, and so add to its being a great work of art.The French transfer is much better than Mr. Bongo dvd offers, and so are the subtitles (which of course are in French). Let us hope that in the near future the Criterion Collection will restore the whole Calcutta trilogy!

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