Title: Aparajito
Release Date: 11 October 1956
Director: Satyajit Ray
Production Company: Epic Films
Summary/Review:
Picking up where Pather Panchali left off, Aparajito is the second installment of Ray’s Apu Trilogy. Set in the 1920s, the Roy family now lives in the holy city of Benares (modern day Varanasi) and continue to struggle with poverty. The central character Apurba “Apu” Roy ages from a child (Pinaki Sengupta) to teenager (Smaran Ghosal) over the course of the film. The central story is that Apu’s success in school earns him a scholarship that takes him away from his mother Sarbajaya ( Karuna Banerjee) and the strain that puts on their relationship. This could be melodramatic but the neorealistic style of the film steeps it in everyday lived experience. The sharp B&W cinematography captures everything in gorgeous detail.
Rating: ****
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I’ve seen the first movie but don’t think could find the other 2 or maybe saw the first 2 and couldn’t find the third. I like this trailer. Bollywood has created so many masterpieces but too often the American public doesn’t have access to them. Am seeing more in the netflix line-up. Their movies seem to be a lot more human-hearted than Hollywood movies. Your thoughts?
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I haven’t seen a lot of Indian films. I felt that I could appreciate this movie more than love it because it was so well-crafted but also a bit slow-moving.
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