The Branches of the Tree (1992)
When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and lingering disillusionment. As the family—including an addled fourth son who lives with the old man—watches and waits, the static occasion brings out simmering tensions in their family dynamics, from the father’s moral rectitude to the business ambition of two sons and the withdrawal of their siblings.
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When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and lingering disillusionment. As the family—including an addled fourth son who lives with the old man—watches and waits, the static occasion brings out simmering tensions in their family dynamics, from the father’s moral rectitude to the business ambition of two sons and the withdrawal of their siblings.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Satyajit Ray
In Theaters:4/17/1992
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Runtime:130 minutes
Studio:Soprofilms, DD Productions, Erato Films, Satyajit Ray Productions
Cast
Satyajit Ray
Director
Ajit Banerjee
Ananda Majumdar
Soumitra Chatterjee
Prashanto Majumdar
Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
Probodh Majumdar
Dipankar Dey
Probir Majumdar
Ranjit Mallick
Protap Majumdar
Lily Chakravarty
Uma Majumdar
Mamata Shankar
Tapati Majumdar
Soham Chakraborty
Dipayan "Dingu" Majumdar
Promode Ganguly
Bhishma Guhathakurta
Sunil Gupta Kabiraj
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