Excellent film full of humour and understatement. I don't think I've seen the past presented so naturally in a film. Everything is perfect.
I saw this movie again the other day .... and it is still as brilliant as it was when I first saw it .... A story about life and politics and love .... subtle, cynical and melancholy .... Brilliant actors all around.
A delightful comedy with political connotations by the master Satyajit Ray.
The main plot involves the king playing a chess game throughout the movie with subplots involving his relatives and the British Lords. .The chess game is a slick metaphor for the wily tactics used by t...( read more)
An apt metaphor beautitfully played out under the skillful direction of Satyajit Ray.
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