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Description
This release contains three art-house movies from India directed by Satyajit Ray. The films that were shot over the course of several years follow one character from a rural childhood to adulthood. Titles include Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished) and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu).
Features
New 4K digital restorations of all three films, undertaken in collaboration with thee Academy Film Archive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and L'Immagine Ritrovata
Audio recordings from 1958 of director Satyajit Ray reading his essay "A Long Time on the Little Road" and in conversation with film historian Gideon Bachmann
New interviews with actors Soumitra Chatterjee, Shampa Srivastava, and Sharmila Tagore; camera assistant Soumendu Roy; and film writer Ujjal Chakraborty
Making "The Apu Trilogy": Satyajit Ray's Epic Debut, a new video essay by Ray biographer Andrew Robinson
"The Apu Trilogy": A Closer Look, a new program featuring filmmaker, producer, and teacher Mamoun Hassan
Excerpts from the 2003 documentary The Song of the Little Road, featuring composer Ravi Shankar
The Creative Person: "Satyajit Ray," a 1967 half-hour documentary by James Beveridge, featuring interviews with Ray, several of his actors, members of his creative team, and film critic Chidananda Das Gupta
Footage of Ray receiving an honorary Oscar in 1992
New programs on the restorations by filmmaker ::koganada
Director
Satyajit Ray
Writer
Satyajit Ray
Cast
Soumitra ChatterjeeApurba Kumar Roy (Apu)
Sharmila TagoreAparna
Alok Chakravarty
Swapan Mukherji
Crew
Satyajit RayProducer
Subrata MitraCinematographer
Ravi ShankarComposer (Music Score)
Dulal DuttaEditor
Bansi ChandraguptaArt Director
Details
Genre
Drama,Foreign Films
Subgenre
Family Drama,Psychological Drama
Title
The World of Apu
Countries Produced
India
Duration
103 minutes
Year of Release
1959
Product Tags
3 Discs, Criterion Collection, DVD
Format
DVD
Program Type
Movie
Sound Features
monaural
Screen Format
Black & White
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
Language
Bengali
Subtitles
English
Region Code
1
Studio
Criterion
Other
Product Name
The Apu Trilogy [Criterion Collection] [3 Discs] [DVD]
