Days and Nights in the Forest (Aranyer Din Ratri)

Four city boys embark on a countryside holiday that will transform them in this quietly incisive gem from Satyajit Ray, presented in a stunning new 4K restoration spearheaded by Wes Anderson, and Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation. Adapted from Sunil Gangopadhyay's celebrated 1968 novel, Days and Nights in the Forest is one of director Satyajit Ray's greatest achievements. Desperate to escape the Calcutta rat race, four city boys drive to the rural Palamau forests expecting a weekend of reckless indulgence and casual encounters. Instead, they find their egos shattered and their prejudices dismantled by the sharp, unexpected women they meet. Filled with some of Ray's most indelible characterisations and lavish images (shot by cinematographer Soumendu Roy), Days and Nights in the Forest touches on masculine vulnerabilities and Indian class divisions with the graceful complexity of a director on sublime form. A wondrous cinematic journey presented in a stunning new 4K restoration, spearheaded by Wes Anderson, and Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation.