Deep Focus

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Satyajit Ray has not only made his very visible mark in the field of cinema, but has touched the life of many with the deep concepts of human life in his movies. This book is a chance for you to learn more about the great film maker, and his take and experience of film.Satyajit Ray, the man behind the famous films Pather Panchali in the mid-1950s and Agantuk in the 1990s, has played an extremely important role in how the world has looked at Indian cinema. Apart from being a world famous film maker, he is also a bestselling author of novel and short stories. His writings are a very productive take on cinema. This book is an intuitive writing on film. He has written about the art and craft involved in cinema, writes an ode to the genre of silent cinema, discusses the problems involved in adapting literary works in films and pays a tribute to filmmakers like Jean Luc Godard and Uttam Kumar. The reader also gets a peek into his experiences at film festivals, both as the jury and a contestant.