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Pather Panchali
(1955)

Country: India

Genre: Drama

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Synopsis

The first film in the 'Apu Trilogy'. Sometime in the early years of the century, a boy, Apu, is born to a poor Brahmin family in a village in Bengal. The father, a poet and priest, cannot earn enough to keep his family going. Apu's sister, Durga, is forever stealing guavas from the neighbour's orchards. All these add to the daily struggles of the mother's life, notwithstanding her constant bickering with old aunt who lives with the family. Filmed over a period of 4 years from 1950 to 1954.

Notes

  • Directed by Satyajit Ray.
  • The second and third films of this trilogy are "Aparajito" (1956) and "The World of Apu" (1959).

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Cast

  • Subir Bannerjee
    (Apu)
  • Kanu Bannerjee
  • Karuna Bannerjee
  • Uma Das Gupta
  • Chunibala Devi
  • Runki Banerjee

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What so many movies try to do but fall short. A simple and near-perfect summary of human family life.

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