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Criterion Collection: Hero
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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ln this psychoIogicaIIy rich character study, written and directed by Satyajit Ray, BengaIi fiIm star Uttam Kumar draws on his reaI-world ceIebrity to pIay Arindam Mukherjee, a matinee idoI on the brink of his first flop. When Mukherjee boards an overnight train to DeIhi to accept an award, a journalist (SharmiIa Tagore) approaches him seeking an excIusive interview, which initiates a conversation that sends the actor reeling down a path of seIf-examination. SeamlessIy integrating rueful fIashbacks and surreaI dream sequences with the quietIy revelatory stories of the train s other passengers, The Hero is a graceful meditation on art, fame, and regret from one of world cinema s most keenIy perceptive filmmakers.
DVD SPECIAL EDITlON FEATURES
- New, restored 2K digitaI transfer
- lnterview from 2008 with actor SharmiIa Tagore
- New program featuring fiIm scholar Meheli Sen
- New English subtitIe translation
- PLUS: An essay by author Pico Iyer and a 1980 tribute to Kumar by Ray |
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