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MFAH Film - Celebrating Satayajit Ray and Rabindranath Tagore: Rabindranath Tagore

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Tagore Society of Houston at Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium

June 10, 2011

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Celebrating Satayajit Ray and Rabindranath Tagore. These acclaimed films, directed by the legendary Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), are presented in collaboration with the Tagore Society Houston (TSH) in honor of Ray’s 90th birthday and Nobel Prize-winning author/poet/composer Rabindranath Tagore’s (1861–1941)150th birthday.

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Rabindranath Tagore
Introduced by author Chitra Divakaruni*

Satyajit Ray
1961 (Bengali with subtitles)
India
B/W
54 minutes

Created to celebrate the centenary of poet Rabindranath Tagore in May 1961, the documentary Rabindranath Tagore comprises dramatized episodes from his life, plus archived images and documents. Satyajit Ray has been reported to have said, “Ten or twelve minutes of it are among the most moving and powerful things that I have produced.”

*Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author and poet. Her themes include women, immigration, the South Asian experience, history, myth, magic, and celebrating diversity. She writes for both adults and children. Her books have been translated into 20 languages, including Dutch, Hebrew, Russian, and Japanese. "Arranged Marriage," a collection of short stories, won an American Book Award. Two novels—"The Mistress of Spices" and "Sister of My Heart"—have been made into films. She teaches creative writing at the University of Houston.

Print courtesy of the Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center Collection at the Academy Film Archive.

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Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium

1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77006

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Tickets:

$7 General Admission
$6 Matinee Admission
$1 discount MFAH members, senior adults (55+), and students with ID
Free Children 5 and under
Free Film Buffs members
$60 Nonmember Discount Pass (10 admissions)
$55 MFAH member Discount Pass (10 admissions)
$3 Family Flicks Admission
$2 Family Flicks Admission for MFAH members and students with ID

Please note:
The MFAH Films box office accepts payment by cash, check, and credit card.

Tickets can be purchased in advance in three ways: online, in the museum lobbies, and at the box office.

The box office opens at 5:30 p.m. for weekend evening screenings and at least 30 minutes before show time for most other films.

Times:

Fri, Jun 10 7:00 PM
A reception in the museum galleries follows the screening.

Phone: 713-639-7300

Parking:

Museum Parking Garage
Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage.

The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow.

You're always protected from the elements when you park your car in the Museum Garage. From there, you can go to the Visitors Center lobby and find a ticketing desk and up-to-the minute museum information.

As an added convenience, you can enter the Beck and Law buildings from the Visitors Center through security-monitored, climate-controlled tunnels connecting all three buildings.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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