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      The Philosopher's Stone

      1958 1h 51m Comedy List
      Reviews 69% Audience Score 50+ Ratings A poorly paid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that can change iron to gold on touch. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Entertaining film about human greed. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Coming from Ray during a period when he was doing the Apu trilogy and Jalsaghar, this is a bit of a letdown. It's a modern fable with elements of magic realism, as a just-laid-off bank clerk finds a stone than turns iron into gold. Even though the movie is very simple, it's pleasant to watch and has a few moments of elegance. The Shankar score is nice, too. I didn't care for the humor, though. It isn't as grating as Indian comedies usually are, but it still isn't that funny most of the time Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A poorly paid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that can change iron to gold on touch.
      Director
      Satyajit Ray
      Screenwriter
      Rajshekhar "Parashuram" Basu
      Production Co
      Aurora
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      Bangla
      Runtime
      1h 51m