Né dans une famille aisée de Calcutta, son père Sukumar Ray est un écrivain et poète important de la littérature bengali ; Satyajit Ray a donc reçu une bonne éducation. Il a aussi passé beaucoup d’années comme illustrateur dans une maison d’édition. Inspiré par le roman de Pather Panchali, il décida d’en faire un film et le tourna en décors réels, utilisant des amis comme acteurs, le finançant tout seul. A court de fonds, le gouvernement du Bengale lui prêta la somme manquante, lui permettant ainsi de finir le film. Ce fut un succès, tant artistiquement que commercialement, et Ray reçoit un prix en 1956 au Festival de Cannes, faisant découvrir au monde l’industrie cinématographique indienne. Il a remporté un Oscar pour l’ensemble de son oeuvre en 1992. Il a été décoré également de la Bharat Ratna, la plus haute distinction de l’Inde en 1992.
Satyajit Ray
02/05/1921 (Calcutta) › 23/04/1992 (Calcutta)
Director
Films programmed at the festival
Bala
(Bala)
(Bala)
by Satyajit RAY
Charulata
(Charulata)
(Charulata)
by Satyajit RAY
Compagny Limited
(Seemabaddha)
(Seemabaddha)
by Satyajit RAY
Delivrance
(Sadgati)
(Sadgati)
by Satyajit RAY
Days and Nights in the Forest
(Aranyer Din Ratri)
(Aranyer Din Ratri)
by Satyajit RAY
Kanchanjungha
(Kanchanjungha)
(Kanchanjungha)
by Satyajit RAY
The Adversary
(Pratidwandi)
(Pratidwandi)
by Satyajit RAY
The Expedition
(Abhijan)
(Abhijan)
by Satyajit RAY
The Middle Man
(Jana Aranya)
(Jana Aranya)
by Satyajit RAY
The Unvanquished
(Aparajito)
(Aparajito)
by Satyajit RAY
The Inner Eye
(The Inner Eye)
(The Inner Eye)
by Satyajit RAY
Song of the Little Road
(Pather Panchali)
(Pather Panchali)
by Satyajit RAY
Samapti
(Samapti)
(Samapti)
by Satyajit RAY
The Goddess
(Devi)
(Devi)
by Satyajit RAY
The Golden Fortress
(Sonar Kella)
(Sonar Kella)
by Satyajit RAY
The Big City
(Mahanagar)
(Mahanagar)
by Satyajit RAY
The Home and the World
(Ghare Baire)
(Ghare Baire)
by Satyajit RAY
The Zoo
(Chiriakhana)
(Chiriakhana)
by Satyajit RAY
The Philosopher's Stone
(Parash Pathar)
(Parash Pathar)
by Satyajit RAY
The Elephant God
(Joi Baba Felunath)
(Joi Baba Felunath)
by Satyajit RAY
The Hero
(Nayak)
(Nayak)
by Satyajit RAY
The Coward
(Kapurush)
(Kapurush)
by Satyajit RAY
The World of Apu
(Apur Sansar)
(Apur Sansar)
by Satyajit RAY
The Kingdom of Diamonds
(Hirak Rajar Desh)
(Hirak Rajar Desh)
by Satyajit RAY
The Holy Man
(Mahapurush)
(Mahapurush)
by Satyajit RAY
The Music Room
(Jalsaghar)
(Jalsaghar)
by Satyajit RAY
The Stranger
(Agantuk)
(Agantuk)
by Satyajit RAY
The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha
(Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne)
(Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne)
by Satyajit RAY
Branches of a tree
(Shakha Proshakha)
(Shakha Proshakha)
by Satyajit RAY
The Chess Players
(Shatranj Ke Khilari)
(Shatranj Ke Khilari)
by Satyajit RAY
Pikoo
(Pikoo)
(Pikoo)
by Satyajit RAY
Rabindranath Tagore
(Rabindranath Tagore)
(Rabindranath Tagore)
by Satyajit RAY
Rabindranath Tagore
(Rabindranath Tagore)
(Rabindranath Tagore)
by Satyajit RAY
Sikkim
(Sikkim)
(Sikkim)
by Satyajit RAY
Sukumar ray
(Sukumar ray)
(Sukumar ray)
by Satyajit RAY
The Inner Eye
(The Inner Eye)
(The Inner Eye)
by Satyajit RAY
Distant Thunder
(Ashani Sanket)
(Ashani Sanket)
by Satyajit RAY
Tree Daughters
(Teen Kanya)
(Teen Kanya)
by Satyajit RAY
Two
(Two)
(Two)
by Satyajit RAY
An Enemy of the People
(Ganashatru)
(Ganashatru)
by Satyajit RAY