Overview

• The 4K restored version of Satyajit Ray's 1970 film 'Aranyer Din Ratri' was screened at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Classics section.
• The restoration, initiated in 2019 by Wes Anderson through The Film Foundation, involved collaboration with the Film Heritage Foundation, Janus Films, and the Criterion Collection.
• Original negatives preserved by producer Purnima Dutta in Kolkata were scanned and restored at L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna under Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s supervision.
• Key attendees at the Cannes screening included Sharmila Tagore, Simi Garewal, Wes Anderson, Purnima Dutta, and representatives from the restoration teams.
• The film, based on Sunil Gangopadhyay’s novel, explores themes of alienation, class, and modernity through the story of four city men on a transformative journey in the forests of Palamau.