The Elephant God (Joi Baba Felunath)   

The Elephant God (Joi Baba Felunath)   

Satyajit Ray returns to the delightful adventures of detective Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) and his teen sidekick Tapesh in this lively follow-up to The Golden Fortress. While holidaying in the scenic holy city of Benares (now Varanasi), our stealthy sleuth is approached by a wealthy family to retrieve an invaluable family heirloom, a golden Ganesh statue (the Elephant God of the film’s title). As Feluda and Tapesh become embroiled with art smugglers, bodybuilders, and knife throwers through the ancient city’s labyrinth-like streets, Ray offers a warm meditation on religion. 

DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Satyajit Ray. WITH: Soumitra Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Siddhartha Chatterjee, UtpalDutt. 1978. 112 min. India. Color. Bengali. 35mm. Restored by the Satyajit Ray Preservation Project at the Academy Film Archive. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
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