The Branches of the Tree
When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and lingering disillusionment. As the family—including an addled fourth son who lives with the old man—watches and waits, the static occasion brings out simmering tensions in their family dynamics, from the father’s moral rectitude to the business ambition of two sons and the withdrawal of their siblings.
Cast: Ajit Banerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
The Branches of the Tree
When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and lingering disillusionment. As the family—including an addled fourth son who lives with the old man—watches and waits, the static occasion brings out simmering tensions in their family dynamics, from the father’s moral rectitude to the business ambition of two sons and the withdrawal of their siblings.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Satyajit Ray
- Producers
- Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Toscan du Plantier
- Cast
- Ajit Banerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandyopadhyay, Dipankar Dey, Ranjit Mallick, Lily Chakravarty
- Studio
- Soprofilms, DD Productions, Erato Films
