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Parash Pathar

The Philosopher´s Stone

Thu 01.08.
20:00

  • Director

    Satyajit Ray

  • India / 1958
    108 min. / 35 mm / Original version with English subtitles

  • with

    Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Smaran Ghoshal

  • Restored by the Satyajit Ray Preservation Project at the Academy Film Archive with funding from The Film Foundation. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.

  • Cinema

    Arsenal 1

    zu den Ticketszu dem Kalender

On his way home one evening, bank employee Paresh Dutta picks up a stone with powers of alchemy. After a long inner struggle, he decides to utilize these powers to finally achieve wealth and prosperity. Within a few years, he becomes a respected public figure. Nobody knows the secret of his miraculous success. Ray's first commercial film combines elements of comedy, fantasy film and conventional drama. But the director's signature style remains clearly recognizable. (gv)

Further Dates

Funded by:

  • Logo Minister of State for Culture and the Media