Richard Brody on Satyajit Ray's "Distant Thunder" (1973). Skip to main content. ... How Irving Thalberg helped turn M-G-M into the world’s most famous movie studio—and gave the film business ...

Half a century has passed since the release of the critically acclaimed Bengali film "Ashani Sanket" (Distant Thunder), directed by the legendary Satyajit Ray. This landmark film, released in 1973 ...