Devi
In Devi, Satyajit Ray creates a world of shadows where faith and delusion collide. Newlywed 17-year-old Doyamoyee (Sharmila Tagore) lives with husband Umaprasad (Soumitra Chatterjee) and his wealthy, orthodox Hindu family in 1860s rural India. But when Umaprasad heads to Calcutta to complete his studies, Doyamoyee becomes the object of her father-in-law’s obsession as he considers her the reincarnation of the Mother Goddess Kali. Controversial upon its original release in India, Devi remains a powerful portrait of religious fanaticism.
The MFAH film department is supported by Tenaris; the Vaughn Foundation; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Consulate General of Italy in Houston; Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles; Consulate General of Brazil in Houston; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L’Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.
“Woven Wonders: Indian Textiles from the Parpia Collection“ is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Lead Underwriters:
The Sushila and Dr. Durga D. Agrawal Family
Additional generous support is provided by:
Sesh and Prabha Bala
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Chitra Kumar and Kumar Bashyam
Paul and Manmeet Likhari
Nidhika and Pershant Mehta
Drs. Kumara and Usha Peddamatham
Special exhibition programming is made possible by The Medha and Shashank Karve Endowment Fund.
Devi
Directed by Satyajit Ray
(India, 1960, 93 minutes, in Bengali with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, Digital