Devi
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Satyajit Ray
Chhabi Biswas
Soumitra Chatterjee
Sharmila Tagore
Purnendu Mukherjee
Karuna Bannerjee
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The rich and religious patriarch Kalikinkar dreams that his adolescent daughter-in-law Doyamoyee is a reincarnation of the Hindu goddess Kali. Proclaiming his vision, he places the girl on an altar outside his home, where she is universally venerated. When a sick child is cured, her divinity is confirmed, and Doyamoyee begins to doubt her own humanity. Returning from his studies in Calcutta, her husband, Umaprasad, demands that the rituals cease and that Doyamoyee come away with him. Fearing divine retribution, his wife refuses. Unable to save her stricken nephew Khoka from death, she becomes insane. [In the original version, Doyamoyee dies by the river as Umaprasad returns.]
Director
Satyajit Ray
Cast
Chhabi Biswas
Soumitra Chatterjee
Sharmila Tagore
Purnendu Mukherjee
Karuna Bannerjee
Arpen Choudhury
Anil Chatterjee
Mohamed Ibn Israel
Kali Sarkar
Khagesh Chakravarty
Nagendra Nath
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Released in India in 1960. 1962 Cannes Film Festival running time: 98 min. Also known as The Goddess.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1992
Re-released in United States August 9, 1996
Re-released in United States December 27, 1995
Re-released in United States June 30, 1995
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1992.
Formerly distributed by Films Inc.
Released in United States 1992 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1992.)
Re-released in United States June 30, 1995 (Lincoln Plaza Cinemas; New York City)
Re-released in United States August 9, 1996 (Lincoln Plaza Cinemas; New York City)
Re-released in United States December 27, 1995 (Film Forum; New York City)
