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Days and Nights in the Forest

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A group of Calcutta city slickers, including the well-off Asim (Soumitra Chatterjee), the meek Sanjoy (Subhendu Chatterjee) and the brutish Hari (Samit Bhanja), head out for a weekend in the wilderness. Before long, however, the friends find themselves neglecting nature in favor of hard drinking and hitting on the nearby tribeswomen. But as the men spend more time with the local people, they begin to realize that the social standings that mean so much to them hold no importance in the wild.

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Melissa Anderson 4Columns Feb 27
Satyajit Ray’s seriocomic delight Days and Nights in the Forest sharply demonstrates that even when getting away from it all, you can never escape your own hopelessly wretched self. Go to Full Review Pauline Kael The New Yorker 09/13/2023
The story is told with great precision at the same time that the meanings and associations multiply. Go to Full Review Tom Milne Sight & Sound 02/12/2020
Days and Nights in the Forest.. the very title rings with enchantment, and the old Ray magic is soon at work again. Go to Full Review Lee Jutton Film Inquiry Jun 3
Lovely to look at on the surface, yet even more rewarding when you delve deeper, Days and Nights in the Forest is all too worthy of being revisited. Go to Full Review Pat Padua Washington City Paper May 28
Ray’s somber observation of a generational and class divide that seems irreconcilable Go to Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Apr 1
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It is fun to see the transformation of the four friends as they lose their citified self confidence and, actually, grow up a bit. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/24/2020 Ok, superficially it is a Satyajit Ray remake of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. That's the comedy part of it, but there is infinitely more. It is not his best movie, but I'll watch it again. See more 04/11/2020 It is a directorial masterpiece. It weaves together different aspects of life (some funny, some not so funny) in an effortless way. Like a typical Ray film, it is intellectually superior to most films of its time and encourages the audience to think. It shows the various faces of society and how we, a civilized race, behave when we get out of the city and into the wilderness. It is perhaps the best Bengali film ever made, and that makes this film one of those movies you have to watch before you die, regardless of which country you're from, which language you speak, or what kind of films you like. See more 12/01/2015 another winner from director Ray. See more 09/29/2013 my most favourite ray muv See more 07/02/2012 A cool, modern, Indian new-wave film. See more 03/25/2011 Rating: 3.7/5. One of the least flawed films of Satyajit Ray. It had terrific performances by the whole cast. The cinematography is beautiful! I really loved the memory game sequence. The downfall being the ending for me. I loved it! See more Read all reviews
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Satyajit Ray

Director

Soumitra Chatterjee

Ashim

Subhendu Chatterjee

Sanjoy

Samit Bhanja

Hari

Kaberi Bose

Jaya

Simi Garewal

Duli

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Synopsis A group of Calcutta city slickers, including the well-off Asim (Soumitra Chatterjee), the meek Sanjoy (Subhendu Chatterjee) and the brutish Hari (Samit Bhanja), head out for a weekend in the wilderness. Before long, however, the friends find themselves neglecting nature in favor of hard drinking and hitting on the nearby tribeswomen. But as the men spend more time with the local people, they begin to realize that the social standings that mean so much to them hold no importance in the wild.
Director
Satyajit Ray
Producer
Asim Dutta, Nepal Dutta
Screenwriter
Satyajit Ray, Sunil Ganguli
Distributor
Pathé
Production Co
Priya Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Bangla
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 14, 1973, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Feb 27, 2026
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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