The Adversary (1971)

Movie
Audience Score
73
The Adversary
NR 1 hr 50 minJan 1st, 1971Drama, RomanceCalcutta Trilogy PosterPart of Calcutta Trilogy
Siddhartho Chowdhury a brilliant young medical student is forced to leave his studies after his fathers sudden demise He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist sociopolitical climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job He lives in a flat with his younger employed sister revolutionary brother and widowed mother The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate
StarringDhritiman ChatterjeeKrishna BoseIndira Devi
DirectorSatyajit Ray

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1971
Original Language:Bengali
Production Companies:Priya Films
Movie Tags:
unemploymentjob interviewcalcuttamedical studentadversary

Calcutta Trilogy

Three of Ray's films made between 1970 and 1971 form Calcutta Trilogy, the main characters being seen this time in relation to their work. It is a political trilogy about how we are being shaped, and perhaps misshapen, by our working conditions.