Starring: Sudipta Roy, Roma Ganguli, Kanu Banerji, Punaki Sen Gupta, Rema Devi, Karuna Bannerjee, S Alke Chakravarty, Sharmila Tagore, Abhijit Chatterjee, Dhiren Ghosh, Kali Bannerjee, Ranibala, Tulsi Chakraborty, Karuna Banerji, Runki Bannerjee, Chunibald Devi, Subir Bannerjee, Shapan Mukerji, Shanti Bhattacherjee, Sefalika Devi, Ajay Mitra, Santi Gupta, Ramani Sen Gupta, Smaran Ghosal, Rama Gangopadhaya, Uma Das Gupta, Kanu Bannerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Belarani, Dhiresh Majumdar

Directed by: Satyajit Ray

The Apu trilogy is the most celebrated work of Satyajit Ray, the greatest filmmaker ever to have emerged from Indian cinema. The three films - each a masterpiece in its own right - are enormously touching in their simplicity, emotional sweep and visual beauty and established Ray in the pantheon of the world's finest directors.

Pather Panchali (1955), Ray's extraordinarily accomplished debut feature, begins the story of Apu, a young boy born into a poor but loving family in rural Bengal, and continues in Aparajito (1957), when adolesence and his growing independence bring both joy and sorrow. The World of Apu (1959), the final and most profoundly moving chapter in the trilogy, encompasses the extremes of joy and despair, ultimately reaching a conclusion that is among the most uplifting and life-affirming in cinema.

DVD EXTRAS

Extract from BBC Omnibus programme 'The Cinema of Satyajit Ray'. Production notes by Ray biographer Andrew Robinson. Pather Panchali storyboards. Stills and poster gallery. 'The World of Apu Movie Masterclass' documentary.

Technical Details

Certification: U
Duration: 331 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Full Screen
Cat. No: ART230DVD(ARTIFICIAL EYE FILM COMPANY LTD.)
Category: Drama:General
Subtitles: English

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