The World of Apu (Apur Sansar) (1959)

8.3	Listal rating
7.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

Satyajit Ray

Starring (View all)

Soumitra Chatterjee

Apurba Roy

Sharmila Tagore

Aparna

Alok Chakravarty

Kajal

Swapan Mukherjee

Pulu

Tushar Bandyopadhyay

Gupi Banerjee

Panchanan Bhattacharya

Shanti Bhattacherjee

Office Associate

Written by

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

original story Aparajito

Satyajit Ray

screenplay

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3 years ago at May 10 22:14

geojones100

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Concluding the famous trilogy, Apur Sansar, is less of a visual experience than its predecessors, and less emotional. Even death was less tragic here. And yes, it seems that everybody dies in the world of Apu. As a solution to get the drama going, it's weakest here.

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Description: Living alone in a tenement above the railway, a grown Apu passes his days reading poetry, playing his wooden flute and looking for work. Although poor and without family, he remains hopeful about his future. After reuniting with a childhood friend, Apu marries the man's cousin. But marital bliss is short-lived, as a terrible tragedy a ... (more)

Release date : 4 October 1960
UPC: 043396018082

India (4), 1950s (4), Drama (3), Indian (2), Caste (2), Religion (2), Wife (2), Wedding (2), Marriage (2), Dirt (2), Metropolis (2), Calcutta (2), 1959 (2), Village (1), Parallel (1), City (1), Poverty (1), Love (1), APU (1), Trilogy (1)

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