Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali

Even though the Apu Trioligy is suppose to be about Apu, when I watched Pather Panchali, I couldn’t stop myself and question whether it really is about Apu or Durga. I’m guessing that Pather Panchali is merely an introduction of showing all the influences that molds Apu into the man he later g

This film wasn’t what I had expected and surprised me three times; once by showing that it is a watchable film, and second, by the ideas that it conveyed toward me, and third, most importantly how easily it sucked me into caring for the characters. It has been a long time since I cared so much about what happened to the characters of a certain film/movie, too long. What the world now need is a cure for aids, more food for all the starving children in third-world countries and more Indian films.

rows into. Throughout the movie, it seemed as if the movie was about Durga and her mother, which is rather strange, especially when this film was filmed in India, where women are often looked upon as inferior to men. Durga and her mother are portrayed as the people who wield power and control in this film, whereas Durga’s father is portrayed as the dreamy scholar who doesn’t help with family problems at all and Apu is merely shown as Durga’s shadow. In this film Durga’s mother is often seen scolding her child

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