Pather Panchali (1954)
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Reviews Counted: 34 Fresh: 33 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Synopsis:
The first film in director Ray's acclaimed Apu Trilogy (which also includes APARAJITO and THE WORLD OF APU) shows Bengali life through the life of Apu, an Indian boy.
A boy named Apu is born to a poor but proud Brahmin family. His loving older sister, Durga, is a sweet girl, but has formed the... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Kanu Banerjee, Subir Banerjee, Runki Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee
Director: Satyajit Ray
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Reviews
Fresh as a daisy after all these years, Satyajit Ray's 1955 spellbinder comes underpinned by a tumultuous Ravi Shankar sitar and paints a ground's-eye portrait of life in an impoverished Bengali village.
10/24/07 02:38 PM
Top Critic Film justly won the 'most human document award' at the 1956 Cannes Film Fest, unveiling a mature film talent in director Satyajit Ray.
10/24/07 12:25 PM
Top Critic Not just an Indian classic, but a standout film in the history of cinema.
10/24/07 12:24 PM
A remarkable debut from Ray that though slow is extremely absorbing.
12/30/06 06:03 AM
There is a faith in the art form here, a pure, loving, embracing faith that really restores my own faith in movies
09/11/06 12:08 PM
Less like viewing a film than like spending two hours in another life in another world.
03/01/06 05:40 PM
Satyajit Ray began his career with a film that still stands as possibly the best-known Indian film ever made, and regarded by many as one of the greats of all time.
07/05/05 07:04 PM
Ray’s trilogy contains absolutely no pretense as it follows Apu’s journey to manhood
02/27/05 09:57 AM
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