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Starring	Karuna Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Pinaki Sen Gupta
Director	Satyajit Ray
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

The Apu Trilogy

The Apu trilogy is the most celebrated work of Satyajit Ray, the greatest filmmaker ever to have emerged from Indian cinema. 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.

Starring	Karuna Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Pinaki Sen Gupta
Director	Satyajit Ray
Studio	FUSION MEDIA
Run time	DVD: 5 hrs 33 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Bengali
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	To Rent: DVD: 27 Jan 2003

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- Ray's sensitive trilogy, based on two classic Bengali novels, follows the life of a poor village boy, from his birth to his progress to the city, school, university and an unexpected marriage during three decades to the 1940s, mirroring India's shift from
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  A poetic, uplifting and moving trilogy of films
  
  It is difficult to put into words the almost overwhelming experience that these three films can bring to the viewer. I had seen the first film a couple of times... read more »
  
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  If you have never seen the Apu trilogy - then I urge you to do so. It's the perfect antidote to film-weariness being a masterpiece of a wise and ... read more »
  
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  Justly hailed as a masterpiece on its release 'Pathor Panchali' remains one of the greatest films ever made. It is hard to believe but this film was ... read more »
  
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  Apu's story - Bengal to-day
  
  For me, this was watching again the trilogy which I saw in the cinema in the late 50s. Get past the 50s filming technology, it is still a lovely film to watch ... read more »
  
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  The Apu trilogy is the most celebrated work of Satyajit Ray, the greatest filmmaker ever to have emerged from Indian cinema. 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 ...