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"The Stranger"
(Agantuk)
1991
Directed by Satyajit Ray

Ray's last great masterpiece is the provocative tale of Manmohan, a world traveler who returns to Calcutta after 35 years to visit his niece, Anila. Anila's suspicious husband believes the long-lost uncle to be an imposter who has come to claim an inheritance. As Manmohan's identity is slowly revealed, Anila and her husband must examine their own identities in relation to traditional values and modern civilization. Bengali with English subtitles. "A tour-de-force as the film maestro fathoms his characters psychologically and intellectually…the camera is wielded like a conductor's baton as Agantuk strikes chords deep in the mind…a dream of a performance!" (The Times). Color.  121 minutes.