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The Apu trilogy / Satyajit Ray.

Special edition.

[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2015.

3 videodiscs (approximately 341 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.

Two decades after its original negatives were burned in a fire, Satyajit Ray's breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new restoration of a family saga. Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) follows a poor Bengali family living in a village. The boy Apu's development grows as he witnesses the protection of family members' reputations, the relationship of the family group to an elderly 'aunt', and the first confrontations with death. His father's dreams prevail over the objections of his mother so that at the end of the film the family moves to the big city of Benares. Aparajito (The Unvanquished) follows Apu and his encounter with the school system in Benares, and later with the intellectual life at university in Calcutta. Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) shows Apu drawn into marriage out of regard for friendship and for Hindu custom, but ending in his realization of his deep love for his wife. They experience happiness together for one year, until she dies in childbirth and he is left desolate, the stricken father of an unwanted child.

Criterion Collection ; 782-785.

Criterion collection ; 782-785.

Families -- India -- Drama.

Siblings -- Drama.

Mothers and sons -- Drama.

Male college students -- Family relationships -- Drama.

Foreign language films (Bengali)

Bengal (India) -- Drama.

India -- Drama.

Coming of age films.

Foreign films.

Feature films.

Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992, screenwriter, director.

Criterion Collection (Firm) production company.

Pathar panchali.

Song of the little road.

Aparajito.

The unvanquished.

Apur sansar.

The world of a Apu.

Originally released as individual films in India, 1955-1959.

Special features include: "A Long TIme on the Little Road" essay read/written by filmmaker Satyajit Ray; conversation with film historian Gideon Bachmann; cast/crew interviews; excerpts from the documentary "The Song of the Little Road"; featurettes.

Includes booklet with storyboard art, making-of and restoration information.

Bengali with English subtitles.

Pather panchali = Song of the little road -- Aparajito = Unvanquished -- Apur sansar = World of Apu.

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