Satyajit Ray and his French Connection

In this introductory talk, Satyajit Ray and his French Connection, Ray’s long-time biographer Andrew Robinson will explore Ray’s lesser-known close connection with French artists including filmmaker Jean Renoir and photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, as well as an insight into Ray’s background, films and the making of Pather Panchali. Andrew Robinson just published a centenary edition of Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye.

Recorded on 19th September 2021, as part of a screening of Pather Panchali at Ciné Lumière