Pather Panchali
With the release in 1955 of Satyajit Ray’s debut, Pather Panchali, an eloquent and important new cinematic voice made itself heard all over the world. A depiction of rural Bengali life in a style inspired by Italian neorealism, this naturalistic but poetic evocation of a number of years in the life of a family introduces us to both little Apu and, just as essentially, the women who will help shape him: his independent older sister, Durga; his harried mother, Sarbajaya, who, with her husband away, must hold the family together; and his kindly and mischievous elderly “auntie,” Indir—vivid, multifaceted characters all. With resplendent photography informed by its young protagonist’s perpetual sense of discovery, Pather Panchali, which won an award for Best Human Document at the Cannes Film Festival, is an immersive cinematic experience and a film of elemental power.
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Cast
- Kanu Banerjee
- Harihar, Apu’s father
- Karuna Banerjee
- Sarbajaya, Apu’s mother
- Subir Banerjee
- Apu
- Uma Das Gupta
- Durga, Apu’s sister
- Chunibala Devi
- “Auntie” Indir Thakrun
- Shampa “Runki” Banerjee
- Young Durga
- Reba Devi
- Sejo Thakrun, bitter neighbor
- Aparna Devi
- Nilmoni’s wife, kind neighbor
- Tulsi Chakraborty
- Prasanna, schoolteacher
- Binoy Mukherjee
- Baidyanath Majumdar, village elder
- Haren Banerjee
- Chinibas, sweets seller
- Harimohan Nag
- Doctor
- Haridhan Nag
- Chakravarti, village elder
- Kshirod Roy
- Priest
- Roma Ganguli
- Ranu, Durga’s friend
Credits
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Produced by
- Government of West Bengal
- Screenplay
- Satyajit Ray
- Based on the novel Pather Panchali by
- Bibhutibhusan Banerjee
- Original music
- Ravi Shankar
- Cinematographer
- Subrata Mitra
- Art director
- Bansi Chandragupta
- Editor
- Dulal Dutta
- Sound recordist
- Bhupen Ghosh
- Production manager
- Anil Choudhury
