The Adversary
Original title: Pratidwandi
“Man vs. Metropolis”
1970 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by 
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit RayCast
Dhritiman Chatterjee Jayashree Roy
Credits
Written by: 
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Plot
A young unemployed man in Calcutta. Known in Bengali as Pratidwandi.
Sinekatalog’s take
Satyajit Ray's drama follows an unemployed Calcutta graduate frustrated by a humiliating job hunt and a changing city. Dhritiman Chatterjee is superb in a sharp, inventive and angry film that opens his Calcutta trilogy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (2,139 votes)
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