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Pather Panchali (1955)

7.8 IMDb 98% RT
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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.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Satyajit Ray

Genre

Drama, History

Box Office

$134,241

Runtime

2 hours and 5 minutes (125 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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S-Tier Criterion 4K. Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy opener, and the 4K set is considered gorgeous given how damaged the original negatives were. The films are regularly called some of the greatest ever made. The feminist reading keeps surprising first-time viewers who expect a straightforward coming-of-age story.

noted Apr 9, 2026

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Blind buy at my local second-hand store for $17. What am I in for? 60 Has anyone made a 4k comparison of the Apu Trilogy films? 10 Grabbed For A Bargain 2

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