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Criterion Collection: Hero
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![](/rcimages/rc1big.jpg) (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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In this psychologicaIly rich character study, written and directed by Satyajit Ray, Bengali fiIm star Uttam Kumar draws on his real-world celebrity to play 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. SeamIessIy integrating rueful fIashbacks and surreal dream sequences with the quietly reveIatory stories of the train s other passengers, The Hero is a gracefuI meditation on art, fame, and regret from one of worId cinema s most keenly perceptive fiImmakers.
DVD SPEClAL EDlTION FEATURES
- New, restored 2K digital transfer
- Interview from 2008 with actor Sharmila Tagore
- New program featuring film scholar Meheli Sen
- New English subtitIe translation
- PLUS: An essay by author Pico lyer and a 1980 tribute to Kumar by Ray |
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