
The Apu Trilogy
The Apu Trilogy comprises three Indian Bengali-language drama films directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and The World of Apu (1959). The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shankar.
Plot
The three films comprise a "coming of age" narrative in the vein of a bildungsroman; they describe the childhood, education and early maturity of a young Bengali named Apu (Apurba Kumar Roy) in the early part of the 20th century.
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author | Satyajit Ray |
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director | Satyajit Ray |
editor | Dulal Dutta |
genre | drama |
keywords | 20th century benares bengal bengali bengali people brahmin caste caste system in india coming of age death in childbirth mentally ill reject varanasi wed |
musicBy | Ravi Shankar |
producer | Satyajit Ray |
productionCompany | Aparajito Apur Sansar Government of West Bengal Pather Panchali Satyajit Ray |
publisher | Aurora Film Corporation Merchant Ivory Productions Pather Pachali Sony Pictures Classics |
theme | bildungsroman |