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Title:
Pather Panchali
Alternate title:
Pathera pān̐cālī

Song of the little road.

Apu trilogy. Part 1
Series Number:
783.

1.
Summary:
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray (Kanu Bannerjee), dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya (Karuna Bannerjee), looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga (Uma Das Gupta), and her young son, Apu (Subir Bannerjee), as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir (Chunibala Devi). The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.
General Note:
Based on Pather Panchali by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.

Aspect ratio, 1.37:1.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration, undertaken in collaboration with the Academy Archive at the Academy of Motion picture arts and Sciences and L'lmmagine Ritrovat; Audio recording from 1958. New interviews with actors Soumitra Chatterjee and Shampa Srivastava.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Geographic Term:
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Publication Date:
2015

1955
ISBN:
9781681430881
Publication Information:
[Irvnington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]

©2015
Call Number:
DVD APUTRIL
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