Pather Panchali
1955·India·115 min.
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Tells the story of a Bengali family driven by bad fortune. The father, Harihara, is a secular clerk, healer, dreamer and poet. Sabajaya, the mother, works to feed the family and receives with hope and joy the new birth of Apu. First film of the Apu trilogy.
DirectorSatyajit Ray
ScreenwriterSatyajit Ray
MusicRavi Shankar
CinematographySubrata Mitra
Original titlePather Panchali
Also known asSong of the Little Road