THE ELEPHANT GOD
JOI BABA FELUNATH
1979,
Janus Films,
112 min,
India,
Dir: Satyajit Ray
“The Bengali Sherlock Holmes” returns to the screen in director Satyajit Ray’s adaptation of his popular children’s novel. With cousin Topshe (Siddhartha Chatterjee) and mystery writer Jatayu (Santosh Dutta) in tow, private investigator Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) travels to the sacred city of Varanasi, where a priceless statue of Ganesh, the elephant god, has been stolen from the Ghosal household. As the storied sleuth zeroes in on the culprit, thrills and laughs pour forth - along with an ending sure to surprise. In Bengali with English subtitles.