Director Satyajit Ray, with greater technical means, makes the truth of his relationships and the revelation of India the main trumps of the film. Wit, tenderness and intrinsic human revelations illuminate this unusual film.
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The World of Apu
Overview
Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.
Director and cast
- Satyajit Ray Director
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Apurba 'Apu' Roy
- Sharmila Tagore as Aparna Roy
- Alok Chakravarty as Kajal Roy
- Swapan Mukherjee as Pulu
- Sefalika Devi as Shashinarayan's Wife
- Dhiresh Majumdar as Shashinarayan
- Dhiren Ghosh as Landlord
- Belarani Devi as Apu's Neighbor
- Asha Devi Cast
- Shanti Bhattacherjee as Office Associate
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Though the rhythm of the storytelling is choppy and Apu himself seems incompletely realized, the first appearance of the remarkable Sharmila Tagore as his well-to-do bride upgrades the film's middle section.
An impressive capstone is put not only upon a touching human drama but also upon the development of a genuine artist's skill.
What we sense all through The Apu Trilogy is a different kind of life than we are used to.
The Apu Trilogy, 36 years after its completion, remains one of the screen's great gifts.
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