overwhelming
I was In India on my 5th trip in 3 years recently when this was shown to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its release. For me I was at the end of a long journey when I happened to catch this on a great screen in my hotel. I think in many ways it is the most astonishing film I have ever seen. Precisely because of what one previous reviewer says is Rays' inimitable gifts at catching the emotions of people close up without have to use any words. I found it particularly intense as my tours have all been musical in nature and the entire way that I go about interacting with people has been without words. A feat that has been surprisingly easy to access.
However, to see Ray capture the heart and humanity of so many of the Indian people I have been fortunate to interact with was too much emotionally for me. I couldn't make it to the end, as the scene in the coffee shop was so intense (imagining the pain of the husband hearing his wife's description of his job) I just couldn't bare...
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