We talk a lot on this show about film festivals, and film itself as a mass-produced art form, redefining the vertices of contact between cultures post-WWII, and Satyajit Ray is one filmmaker that changed countless people’s perceptions of India in the 50’s. We chart his history at the euro festivals as a way of understanding his stature in the wider film world, and we talk about this virtuoso film, and what moved us.

Next week: Pierrot le Fou (1965) by Jean-Luc Godard

We’re recording a grab-bag episode soon on 2025 films and our film history project, send questions and comments to [email protected]

Hosted by Zachary Domes (hetchy on letterboxd) and J Brooks Young (jyoun on letterboxd). Music by hetchy