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Pather Panchali

Pather Panchali

#4of 1955
1955 2h 5mDramaHistory

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.

3.9/5

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Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.

The vibe

robberymiserydifficult childhoodmovemonsoonteacherpriestremembered deathblack and whitewriter

Behind it

Satyajit RaySatyajit RayDirectorRavi ShankarRavi ShankarComposerSubrata MitraSubrata MitraCinematography

Cast

Kanu BannerjeeKanu BannerjeeHarihar RayKaruna BanerjeeKaruna BanerjeeSarbojaya RayChunibala DeviIndir ThakrunUma Das GuptaDurga RaySubir BanerjeeApurba "Apu" Kumar RayRunki BanerjeeRunki BanerjeeLittle Durga RayReba DeviReba DeviSeja ThakrunAparna DeviAparna DeviNilmoni's WifeTulsi ChakrabortyTulsi ChakrabortyPrasanna, School TeacherBinoy MukherjeeBaidyanath MajumdarHaren BanerjeeChinibas, Sweet-sellerNibhanani DeviNibhanani DeviDasi ThakurunRoma GanguliRomaHaridhan NagRampada DasHarimohan NagDoctorKshirod RoyPriestSuren Roy

Director

Satyajit Ray

Writer

Satyajit Ray

Release date

26 Aug 1955

Runtime

2h 5m

Box office

$0.5M

Studio

Government of West Bengal

Language

Bengali

Country

India

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Apu Collection

The Apu collection is a trilogy consisting of three Bengali films directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished) and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu). The films — completed 1955-1959 — were based on two Bengali novels written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay: Pather Panchali (1929) and Aparajito (1932). They are frequently listed among the greatest films of all time and are often cited as the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shankar.

Pather Panchali

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.

3.9

Pather Panchali

1955

Aparajito

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.

3.9

Aparajito

1956

The World of Apu

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.

4.1

The World of Apu

1959

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