United Kingdom / Nov 23, 1990 / London Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and lingering disillusionment. As the family—including an addled fourth son who lives with the old man—watches and waits, the static occasion brings out simmering tensions in their family dynamics, from the father’s moral rectitude to the business ambition of two sons and the withdrawal of their siblings.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Soham Chakraborty | Dipayan "Dingu" Majumdar |
| Promode Ganguly | |
| Bhishma Guhathakurta | |
| Sunil Gupta Kabiraj | |
| Soven Lahiri | |
| Tarun Mitra | |
| Ashok Mukherjee | |
| Kamu Mukherjee | |
| Pradip Mukherjee | Bijon Sarkar |
| Samaresh Mukhopadhyay | |
| Rajaram Yagnik | Dr. Sahai |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | শাখা প্রশাখা |
| Original language | বাংলা (BN) |
| Spoken languages | বাংলা, हिन्दी, English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, India, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Soprofilms, DD Productions, Erato Films, Satyajit Ray Productions |
| Release date | 23 novembre 1990 |
| Production | Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Toscan du Plantier |
| Writer | Satyajit Ray |
| Editing | Dulal Dutta |
| Cinematography | Barun Raha |
| Assistant directors | Satyajit Ray |
| Camera operators | Barun Raha |
| Additional photography | Barun Raha |
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| Production design | Ashoke Bose |
| Art direction | Ashoke Bose |
| Set decoration | Ashoke Bose |
| Music | Satyajit Ray |
| Sound | Satyajit Ray |
| Costume design | Ananta Das |
| Makeup | Ananta Das |
| Hairstyling | Ananta Das |
Release dates
Limited release
United States / Apr 17, 1992 / New York City
Theatrical release
India / Nov 23, 1990 / U
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