When Eyes are the Windows to Your Story: A Satyajit Ray Video Essay

Satyajit Ray is one of the world's best known Indian filmmakers. Perhaps it is his distinctive use of eyes and gazes—examined in this video essay—that captivate global audiences most.

Ray's films feature a quiet, humanist vision, with meditations on the everyday lives of Indian people. He is best known for the Apu Trilogy, films that documented coming-of-age and life in rural India. These films were released throughout the 1950's, and he went on to make 36 features, including 1963's The Big City. This video essay from Fandor Keyframe explores the director's powerful use of eye contact—or lack thereof—to shape The Big City's entire arc, going as far as to say that, "The story of the film is told through the way the characters look at one another."

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