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Director:
Satyajit Ray
Writers:
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (novel)
Satyajit Ray (writer)
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Release Date:
4 October 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Apu is a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. An old college friend talks him into a visit up-country to a village wedding... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins more
User Comments:
A radical departure from the formula films of the 50's. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Soumitra Chatterjee ... Apurba Roy
Sharmila Tagore ... Aparna
Alok Chakravarty ... Kajal
Swapan Mukherjee ... Pulu
Dhiresh Majumdar ... Shashinarayan
Sefalika Devi ... Shashinarayan's wife
Dhiren Ghosh ... Landlord
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shanti Bhattacherjee ... Office Associate
Abhijit Chatterjee ... Aparna's Brother
Belarani Devi ... Apu's Neighbor (as Belarani)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The World of Apu
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
India
Language:
Bengali
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:S | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)
Filming Locations:
India

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Trivia:
Rated as one of the best 100 films of all time by the Time Magazine in 2005. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more

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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
A radical departure from the formula films of the 50's., 25 July 2003
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Author: griess from San Antonio, TX

About midway through Apur Sansar there is an interjection of a film in the style of typical Indian cinema. The contrast in Ray's approach with his classic trilogy is astonishing, considering the mileau in which it emerged. Filmmaking in the 1950's in Hollywood as well as India was studio-driven with light-weight stories having little connection with reality. As another commentator pointed out, this film is closer to the Italian realism films such as "The Bicycle Thief". Every shot is a masterpiece of composition and lighting. It does not intrude on the story, but advances it. Likewise, the music composed by Ray, is natural and integral to the scene. This ranks with the all-time greatest watershed movies.

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