The Goddess
A young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Released
- 1960
- Country
- India
Details
Release year: 1960
Storyline
A young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.
Top credits
Sharmila Tagore — Doyamoyee
Soumitra Chatterjee — Umaprasad
Chhabi Biswas — Kalikinkar Roy
Karuna Bannerjee — Harasundari
Did you know
• Sharmila Tagore was just 15 when she filmed this role.
• Directors William Wyler and Elia Kazan have described this film as "poetry on celluloid". Director Francis Ford Coppola considers Devi to be Satyajit Ray's best work and called it "a cinematic milestone".
• This film has a 100% rating based on 17 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $93,215
User reviews
Family Tradition, Religion, Superstition and Ignorance
Haunting. *CONTAINS SPOILERS*
Perhaps now more relevant than ever
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
