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The Apu Trilogy
Directed by Satyajit Ray
“Never having seen a Satyajit Ray film is like never having seen the sun or the moon”—director Akira Kurosawa
Two decades after its original negatives were damaged in a fire, Satyajit Ray’s breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new 4K restoration. The trilogy follows Apu, a free-spirited child in rural Bengal, who matures into an adolescent urban student and finally into a sensitive worldly man. Each of the three films, shot over the course of five years, stands on its own. They are essential viewing for any lover of cinema.
Song of the Little Road (Pather Panchali)
Friday, November 4, 7 p.m.
Inspired by Italian neorealism, Ray’s debut depicts the poetic evolution of rural Bengali life from the vantage of the boy Apu and the matriarchal society that will help form him—with his sister, mother, and elderly auntie. Each woman’s unique spirit makes a strong impression on Apu, whose sense of discovery and wonder is stimulated by their experience. 1955, India, DCP, in Bengali with English subtitles, 125 minutes.