Name: Devi
Genre: Drama
Released: 1960-02-19
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Cast: Sharmila Tagore, Soumitra Chatterjee, Chhabi Biswas, Karuna Banerjee, Purnendu Mukherjee

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A devout upper-class Hindu has a vision in a dream that his daughter-in-law is the human incarnation of the Goddess Kali and begins worshipping her.

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Bengali Cinema
Religious Fanaticism
Supernatural Drama
19th Century India
Critique of Superstition
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Directed by: Satyajit Ray
Written by: Satyajit Ray, Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay
Produced by: Satyajit Ray
Music by: Ali Akbar Khan, Ramprasad Sen

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Facts

February 19, 1960 · 1 h 39 min · NR

Released: February 19, 1960
Runtime: 1 h 39 min
Age rating: NR
Content: Suicide Themes, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Drama
Original language: Bangla
Made in: India
Available in: 6 countries

Tropes

Voiceover Letter, Taking the Veil, Belief Makes You Stupid +9

Voiceover Letter
Taking the Veil
Belief Makes You Stupid
Death of a Child
Kubrick Stare
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Barefoot Poverty
Gratuitous English
Cock-a-Doodle Dawn
Dream Sequence
Flashback
Downer Ending

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Where can I stream Devi?

Criterion

In the United States, Devi streams on Criterion. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is Devi worth watching?

76

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76 (IMDb 7.8).

Is Devi in English?

Bangla

No, it was made in Bangla.