7.7
Notorious
1946
Pather Panchali (1955)
August 26, 19552h 5mBN
7.8
485 votes
Overview
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life.
Director
Satyajit RayWhere to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Bengali
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$536K
Production Companies
Government of West Bengal
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7.0Part one of Satyajit Ray's trilogy introduces us to the poverty stricken family of the young "Apu" (Subir Banerjee). His family once had a guava orchard, but his poet and philosopher father "Harihar" (Kanu Bannerjee) had to trade that in to square up his profligate brother's debts. That now means that his mother "Sarbojaya" (Karuna Bannerjee) has to try to keep food on the table for them, his pilfering sister "Durga" (Uma Das Gupta) and their resident elderly aunt "Indir" (Chunibala Devi) - and that's not a task she relishes! With nothing much coming in, her's is the job of scraping together t…
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