Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali (; ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is based on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name and is Ray's directorial debut. It features Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta and Chunibala Devi. The first film in The Apu Trilogy, Pather Panchali depicts the childhood of the protagonist Apu (Subir Banerjee) and his elder sister Durga (Uma Dasgupta) and the harsh village life of their poor family.
Plot
In Nischindipur, rural Bengal, in the 1910s, Harihar Roy earns a meagre living as a pujari (priest), but dreams of a better career as a poet and playwright. His wife Sarbajaya takes care of their children, Durga and Apu, and Harihar's elderly cousin, Indir Thakrun. Because of their limited resources, Sarbajaya resents having to share her home with the old Indir, who often steals food from their already bare kitchen. At times, Sarbajaya's taunts become offensive, forcing Indir to take temporary refuge in the home of another relative. Durga is fond of Indir and often gives her fruit she has stolen from a wealthy neighbour's orchard. One day, the neighbour's wife accuses Durga of stealing a bead necklace (which Durga denies) and blames Sarbajaya for encouraging her tendency to steal.
Awards
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author | Satyajit Ray |
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award | BAFTA Award for Best Film Bodil Award for Best American Film National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film National Film Award for Best Feature Film National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali |
contentLocation | India |
director | Satyajit Ray |
editor | Dulal Dutta |
genre | drama |
keywords | ancestral home bengal bioscope bioscope show even jatra monsoon pack pujari run run away sibling steal |
musicBy | Ravi Shankar |
nomination | BAFTA Award for Best Film |
productionCompany | Government of West Bengal |
publisher | Aurora Film Corporation Merchant Ivory Productions Outlook Sony Pictures Classics |
theme | coming-of-age epic |