The Branches of the Tree
The Branches of the Tree
TMDB 7.2
Drama
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.
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The Branches of the Tree
TMDB 7.2
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.
Drama
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.
- Directors
- Satyajit Ray
- Producers
- Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Gérard Depardieu
- Cast and Characters
- Ajit Banerjee (Ananda Majumdar), Soumitra Chatterjee (Prashanto Majumdar), Haradhan Bandyopadhyay (Probodh Majumdar), Dipankar Dey (Probir Majumdar), Ranjit Mallick (Protap Majumdar), Lily Chakravarty (Uma Majumdar), Mamata Shankar (Tapati Majumdar), Soham Chakraborty (Dipayan "Dingu" Majumdar)
- Languages
- Bengali, Hindi, English