The Apu Trilogy (Blu-ray, 2020)

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A box set featuring the Apu Trilogy the titles are: 'Pather Panchali', 'Aparajito' and 'The World Of Apu'. Bengali dialogue with subtitles.

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EAN5050629538625
eBay Product ID (ePID)15048559062

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ActorPinaki Sen Gupta, Karuna Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee
Film/TV TitleThe Apu Trilogy
DirectorSatyajit Ray
FormatBlu-ray
Release Year2020
LanguageBengali
FeaturesCriterion Collection\Available in the UK only, Black & White
GenreDrama, General
Run Time333 Mins

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CertificateU
Number of Discs3
Country/Region of ManufactureIndia
ComposerRavi Shankar
Additional InformationThis set brings together all three films in Satyajit Ray's trilogy about the boy Apu. PATHER PANCHALI (1954): A boy named Apu is born to a poor but proud Brahmin family. His loving older sister, Durga, is a sweet girl, but has formed the bad habit of stealing fruit from an aunt's orchard, much to her mother's dismay. Their father Harihar, a poet and lay priest, finds a treasury job that will bring the family steady income for the first time in a while. For a brief period afterwards, their mother Sarbajaya manages to make ends meet, and the children are left to their own devices and run freely. But when Harihar loses his position, he leaves his family with depleted resources to search elsewhere for work. In his absence, their condition deteriorates. Months later, Harihar returns to face the tragedy that forces them to leave their ancestral home. This acclaimed debut by Satyajit Ray is the first part of a trilogy of poetic, lyrical works. APARAJITO (1957): Devastated by a family tragedy, 10-year-old Apu and his parents move to the sacred city of Benares, hoping to build a new life. In Benares, Apu's father Harihar ekes out a subsistence living as a priest reciting religious scripture. Though his family is poor and his mother burdened with worries, Apu runs freely, ignorant of his parents' concerns. One day, Harihar returns from work faint and feverish and shortly thereafter, dies. Widowed, Sarbajaya realizes she has no recourse but to find work. Although she makes a decent living for herself and a growing Apu as a cook for a wealthy Bengali family, she leaves her position to live with her uncle in his village of Bengal. There, Apu excels in school and wins a scholarship to study at a college in Calcutta. Though pleased with her son's academic success, Sarbajaya's health is now failing and she needs him at home. Thus begins the clash between a proud woman and her headstrong son. THE WORLD OF APU (1959): Living alone in a tenement above the railway, a grown Apu passes his days reading poetry, playing his wooden flute and looking for work. Though poor and without family, he remains hopeful about his future. An unexpected reunion with childhood friend Pulu provides a respite from his lonely routine. Pulu invites Apu to attend his cousin Aparna's wedding. Moments before the ceremony, they discover the bridegroom is mentally ill and the marriage cannot proceed as planned. So Pulu--desperate to marry his cousin, lest she be cursed for life--asks Apu to take the groom's place. Feeling betrayed and outraged, Apu refuses but later changes his mind out of friendship. Apu and his delicate bride Aparna slowly fall in love, spending almost every moment together. But marital bliss is short lived, as a terrible tragedy awaits the newfound lovers.
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Apu Trilogy

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