Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road)
Satyajit Ray / IN, 1955 / 126 min.
Indian master filmmaker Ray shows life on the bottom rung of Indian society in rural Bengal, in a style inspired by Italian neorealism, with scope for poetry and humour. 4K restoration.
The golden era of Italian neorealism was effectively over by the time director Satyajit Ray made the major Indian representative of the genre, Pather Panchali. The first film in his ‘Apu trilogy’, which shines a light on everyday life on the bottom rung of Indian society, focusing on three phases in the life of the eponymous character.
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Director
Satyajit Ray
Production year
1955
Country
IN
Original title
Pather Panchali
Length
126 min.
Language
Bengali, Bangla
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Satyajit Ray
His name has been embedded within the canon for decades now; nevertheless, his films haven’t been screened in the Netherlands for a long time. Eye is screening a cross-section (thirteen digital restorations) of Satyajit Ray’s oeuvre, as well as a nationwide release of Ray’s famous feature debut, Pather Panchali (1955).
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