Fresh
Satyajit Ray's beautiful first feature.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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Pather Panchali
Overview
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.
Director and cast
- Satyajit Ray Director
- Kanu Bannerjee as Harihar Roy
- Karuna Banerjee as Sarbajaya Roy
- Subir Banerjee as Apurba 'Apu' Roy
- Runki Banerjee as Little Durga Roy
- Uma Dasgupta as Durga Roy
- Chunibala Devi as Indir Thakrun
- Tulsi Chakraborty as Prasanna
- Haren Banerjee as Chinibas
- Binoy Mukherjee as Baidyanath Majumdar
- Reba Devi as Seja Thakrun
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Film justly won the 'most human document award' at the 1956 Cannes Film Fest, unveiling a mature film talent in director Satyajit Ray.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
A masterpiece, inarguably.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
There are lovely little threads in the strange fabric. It's a film that takes patience to be enjoyed.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
The great, sad, gentle sweep of The Apu Trilogy remains in the mind of the moviegoer as a promise of what film can be.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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