Aparajito
Drama
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1956
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Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.
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Details
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
11 Oct 1956
Country:
IN
Languages:
Bengali, Bangla, Sanskrit (Saṁskṛta), English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$170,215
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA 6 wins & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Ray's relaxed, open style had a tremendous influence on the film world of 1956, but time has absorbed some of its originality.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
24 Oct 2007
fresh:
It doesn't have quite the tension or quite the variety of mood but it has a special brooding quality and a more explicit conflict between East and West.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
24 Oct 2007
fresh:
It's a masterpiece for which terms like 'simplicity' and 'profundity' seem inadequate.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
24 Oct 2007
fresh:
It is done with such rare feeling and skill at pictorial imagery, and with such sympathetic understanding of Indian character on the part of Mr. Ray, that it develops a sort of hypnotism for the serene and tolerant viewer.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
Standing above fashion, it creates a world so convincing that it becomes, for a time, another life we might have lived.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
21 Mar 2001