Ray -- yet again -- puts me in something of a trance-like state. But Nayak isn't the kind of film you can fall in love with. I couldn't identify with the characters, they were either too cold or too hot, so the cathartic experience felt very passive. Nevertheless, it's competent, and the first dream sequence blew my mind. But I do expect better from Ray.

Remarkable.

Satyajit Ray's answer to Wild Strawberries? A man travels to receive an award, and during the journey reflects on his life in flashbacks and dreams. Ray's protagonist is a much younger man, but the similarity seemed striking to me. Ray's film contains less revealing human insight than Bergman's, although he does get in some good criticisms of the film industry. Overall, it's a fine film that slowly sucked me in. Good performances and direction but I had hoped for something a little deeper.