PATHER PANCHALI (1955) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Satyajit Ray

Written by - Satyajit Ray (based on a novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay)

Starring - Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Chunibala Devi

"A boy named Apu is born in a poor but proud Brahmin family. Poetic tragedy of everyday Indian life as portrayed by Satyajit Ray in his acclaimed feature length debut, which is truly remarkable and lyrical with its brash contrast of realism and imagery. This film's greatest achievement is its successful portrayal of the tragedy of everyday life through a child's eyes, still dreamy, naive and thoughtless. As a result, the events that we witness in the film become even more important after the film ends, much like we ourselves very often only realise the importance of some events and the impact they had on our lives a long time after they actually happen. This film is also the first of a trilogy known as the Apu Trilogy."

Drama, India