![]() It is about a time, place and culture far removed from our own, and yet it connects directly and deeply with our human feelings. Never before had one man had such a decisive impact on the films of his culture. The three films swept the top prizes at Cannes, Venice and London, and created a new cinema for India-whose prolific film industry had traditionally stayed within the narrow confines of swashbuckling musical romances. The beauty of this restoration may be enough to move you to tears.” - Stephanie Zacharek, The Village Voice “Standing above fashion, creates a world so convincing that it becomes, for a time, another life we might have lived. ![]() “If these aren’t the most beautiful movies ever made, they’re the most beautiful ones I know. ![]() With resplendent photography informed by its young protagonist’s perpetual sense of discovery, the Cannes-awarded PATHER PANCHALI is an immersive cinematic experience and a film of elemental power. 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 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 often away, must hold the family together and his kindly and mischievous elderly “auntie“ Indir - all of them vivid, multifaceted characters. The release in 1955 of Satyajit Ray’s debut, PATHER PANCHALI, introduced to the world an eloquent and important new cinematic voice. ” Sat, Apr 29 at 12:00pm: Introduction from Belcourt staff member John Southwood | BUY TICKETS The film has a quiet beauty which is further highlighted by Ravi Shankar’s score. PATHER PANCHALI is a perfect example of why Ray is placed among the ranks of the all-time great directors. Part of Staff Picks and programmed by John, who says “ PATHER PANCHALI is the directorial debut of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray and the first film in the Apu Trilogy.
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