Parash Pathar

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Parash Pathar
Directed by	Satyajit Ray
Written by	Satyajit Ray, from a story by Parasuram
Starring	Tulsi Chakraborty, Ranibala, Kali Bannerjee, Haridhan Chatterjee
Distributed by	Edward Harrison
Release date(s)	1958
Running time	111 min
Language	Bengali
IMDb profile

Parash Pathar (The Philosopher's Stone, 1958) was Satyajit Ray's first film apart from the Apu trilogy. Adapted from a story by Parasuram (Rajsekhar Bose), the film offered an early glimpse of Ray's sense of humor, centered on a middle-aged clerk who accidentally discovers a stone that can turn other objects into gold.

[edit] Critical reception

Parash Pathar "... would belong among Ray’s best work, were it not for some rough edges which betray the speed at which it was shot .... its humour only partly transplants to the west.." says Andrew Robinson. Satyajit Ray himself described the film as a "...combination of comedy, fantasy, satire, farce and a touch of Pathos."^[1]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Parash Pathar URL accessed on 3 April 2006

[edit] External link

• Parash Pathar (SatyajitRay.org)

Films directed by Satyajit Ray

Pather Panchali (1955) • Aparajito (1957) • Parash Pathar (1958) • Jalsaghar (1958) • Apur Sansar (1959) • Devi (1960) • Teen Kanya (1961) • Rabindranath Tagore (1961) • Kanchenjungha (1962) • Abhijan (1962) • Mahanagar (1963) • Charulata (1964) • Two (1965) • Kapurush (1965) • Mahapurush (1966) • Nayak (1966) • Chiriyakhana (1967) • Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) • Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) • Pratidwandi (1971) • Seemabaddha (1971) • Sikkim (1971) • The Inner Eye (1972) • Ashani Sanket (1973) • Sonar Kella (1974) • Jana Aranya (1976) • Bala (1976) • Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977) • Joi Baba Felunath (1978) • Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980) • Pikoor Diary (1981) • Sadgati (1981) • Ghare Baire (1984) • Sukumar Ray (1987) • Ganashatru (1989) • Shakha Proshakha (1990) • Agantuk (1991)