International Film Series: Satyajit Ray, "The Chess Players"

This film satirizes the inaction of the Indian elite as British colonialists extended their control over the country.

1977/Urdu & English with English subtitles/129 minutes.

All films are free and open to the public. This screening will be followed by pizza and a brief discussion.

This film series is sponsored by the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, the College of Arts and Humanities, the Center for Literature and Comparative Studies, the Department of International Programs, and the Institute for International Programs, in support of the Graduate Field Committee in Film Studies.

For additional information about the Field Committee in Film Studies, contact Brian Real, breal@umd.edu or 301 405-0232.