Pather Panchali

(Apu trilogy - Part 1)

Translation of title: The Song of the Road

Bengali / 1955 / B&W / Sound / 115 min.

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  • Government of West Bengal
Production Countries
  • India
A few words...Ray's first film and maybe his best one. It is the first part of the Apu trilogy, showing Apu's childhood. Ray's style of filmmaking had an enourmous impact on film makers worldwide and immensely influenced young Indian directors of the so called parallel cinema.