Fresh
Ray's social insight is not dimmed by treating his subject in this distant, allegorical manner; if anything it's intensified by the closer focus he's able to train on his characters.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Overview
An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.
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Slow, rapt and hypnotic, it is -- given some appreciation of Indian music -- a remarkable experience.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
For all its exotic stimulations, it is an exceedingly simple, moving film, expressing a human dilemma that should be comprehensible to all.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
It's a fascinating snapshot of Indian culture in the 1930s, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of an inflated opinion of self-worth.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
A wonderful tale of pride and the fools it makes of men.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
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