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Pather Panchali

(Apu trilogy - Part 1)

Translation of title: The Song of the Road

Bengali / 1955 / B&W / Sound / 115 min.

CastAparna Devi, Binoy Mukherjee, Chunibala Devi, Haren Banerjee, Harimohan Nag, Kshirod Roy, Nibhanani Devi, Rama Gangopadhaya, Reba Devi, Roma Ganguly, Runki Banerjee, Tulsi Chakraborty
DirectorSatyajit Ray
MusicRavi Shankar
ScriptSatyajit Ray
CameraSubrata Mitra
EditingDulal Dutta
Storybased on the novel by Bibhutibhushan Banerjee
Production CompanyGovernment of West Bengal
Production CountryIndia
A few words...Ray's first film and maybe his best one. It is the first part of the Apu trilogy, showing Apu's childhood. Ray's style of filmmaking had an enourmous impact on film makers worldwide and immensely influenced young Indian directors of the so called parallel cinema.
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