Apur Sansar (1959)
- Original title
- অপুর সংসার
- Directed by
- Satyajit Ray
- Genre
- drama film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 284 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Apu is a young Bengali man trying to become a writer. He marries a woman he meets by chance and faces sudden tragedy.
poignantbittersweetintimatemelancholicquiettenderreflectiveearnestmeditative
What happens
The World of Apu, initially released as Apur Sansar, is a 1959 Indian Bengali-language drama film written, produced, and directed by Satyajit Ray. It is adapted from the second half of Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s novel Aparajito. Preceded by Pather Panchali (1955) and Aparajito (1956), it is the concluding instalment of Ray’s acclaimed Apu Trilogy, chronicling the life of Apu, a young Bengali man, through his formative years in early twentieth-century India. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee in his debut role as Apu, alongside Sharmila Tagore as Apu’s wife, Aparna—both of whom would become frequent collaborators in Ray’s later works. Premiering on 1 May 1959, The World of Apu received widespread critical acclaim. It was awarded the Indian National Film Award for Best Feature Film and earned multiple international accolades, including the Sutherland Award for Best Original and Imaginative Film and the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Orey Vazhi (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.