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The Apu Trilogy comprises three Indian Bengali-language drama films directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and The World of Apu (1959). The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shankar .
Pather Panchali was followed by two films that continued the tale of Apu's life—Aparajito (The Unvanquished) in 1956 and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) in 1959. Together, the three films constitute the Apu trilogy. Aparajito portrays the adolescent Apu, his education in a rural school and a Calcutta college. Its central theme is the poignant ...
In 1998, the Asian film magazine Cinemaya's critics' poll of all-time greatest films ranked The Apu Trilogy at #7. [11] In 1999, The Village Voice ranked The Apu Trilogy at #54 in its Top 250 "Best Films of the Century" list, based on a poll of critics. [12] In 1996, The World of Apu was included in Movieline magazine's "100 Greatest Foreign ...
The Academy Film Archive preserved the entire Apu Trilogy in 1996, including Aparajito. [46] In 2013, the video distribution company The Criterion Collection, in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Film Archive, began the restoration of the original negatives of the Apu trilogy, including Aparajito.
[5] [7] His Apu Trilogy (1955–1959) appeared in Time 's All-Time 100 Movies in 2005. [8] Aside from directing, Ray composed music and wrote screenplays for films, both his own and those by other directors. [9]
The Apu Trilogy, a series of three Indian films, directed by Satyajit Ray, with the fictional character Apu Roy, comprising: . Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (1955), the first of the three films, covering the early childhood of Apu
Karuna Banerjee (Bengali: করুণা ব্যানার্জী) (25 December 1919 – 13 November 2001) was a Bengali actress best known for her role in Satyajit Ray's The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959) as the long suffering mother, Sarbajaya.
Apu basks in the glory of his childhood sweet memories and the present moments, amidst his very own people. For Apu, life has come full circle as he lives his moments through his son Kajol. Yearning for more adventure, he finally bids farewell to his village, his city, his motherland and embarks on a spirited journey with Shankar and Kajol on ...