Film | Days and Nights in the Forest

Sun May 31 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20013 | Washington

Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
Publisher/HostSmithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
Film | Days and Nights in the Forest
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Adapted from Sunil Gangopadhyay’s celebrated 1968 novel, "Days and Nights in the Forest" is a modern search for connection that conjures the timeless resonance of a folktale.
Desperate to flee Calcutta’s rat race, four young men drive to Palamu, one of India’s rural “tribal lands.” Despite vowing to get away from it all, the crew soon mixes with the locals. Through these relationships, Ray touches on masculine vulnerabilities and Indian class divisions with the graceful complexity of a master at his peak. Meanwhile, longtime cinematographer Soumendu Roy delivers these characters through lavish images. Description adapted from Janus Films.
Director: Satyajit Ray. Country: India. Released: 1970. Length: 116 min. Format: DCP, B&W. Language: Bengali with English subtitles.
Restored in 4K in 2025 by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Film Heritage Foundation in collaboration with Janus Films – The Criterion Collection at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, from the original camera and sound negatives provided by Purnima Dutta and the magnetic track preserved by BFI National Archive. Funding provided by the Golden Globe Foundation. Special thanks to Wes Anderson and Sandip Ray.
Image Courtesy of Janus Films
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