Special Presentation: Satyajit Ray's THE APU TRILOGY
Two decades after its original negatives were burned in a fire, Satyajit Ray's breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new 4K restoration by Janus Films. THE APU TRILOGY follows one indelible character, a free-spirited child in rural Bengal who matures into an adolescent urban student and finally a sensitive man of the world—essential works for any film lover.
Trilogy Pass/Ticket Info: All three films will be presented consecutively on Friday, July 10 and Sunday, July 12. A special pass provides admission to all three films and includes a vegetarian Indian meal. You may choose to see one or two films on Friday, and the final film(s) on Sunday. Passes will be punched for each film and are good for admission to each film once only plus one meal. Passes are $30 for the public and $25 for FilmScene members. Purchase a pass. Individual film tickets are also available.
"The best binge-viewing experience of the year! One of the great achievements of film history." -Shelley Farmer, Indiewire
"The most important revival of the year! Go to worship the near-religious restoration and lose yourself in three very different masterpieces." -David Edelstein, New York Magazine
"If these aren’t the most beautiful movies ever made, they're the most beautiful ones I know. The beauty of this restoration may be enough to move you to tears." -Stephanie Zacharek, The Village Voice
"Never having seen a Satyajit Ray film is like never having seen the sun or the moon." -Akira Kurosawa
APARAJITO (The Unvanquished)
India • 1956 • 109 minutes • Black & White • In Bengali with English subtitles • 1.37:1
Satyajit Ray had not planned to make a sequel to "Pather Panchali," but after the film's international success, he decided to continue Apu's narrative. APARAJITO picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother. This tenderly expressive, often heart-wrenching film, which won three top prizes at the Venice Film Festival, including the Golden Lion, not only extends but also spiritually deepens the tale of Apu.
AWARDS
Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival, 1957
FIPRESCI Prize, Venice Film Festival, 1957
New Cinema Award, Venice Film Festival, 1957
Best director, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1958
CAST
Harihar, Apu’s father Kanu Banerjee
Sarbajaya, Apu’s mother Karuna Banerjee
Student Apu Smaran Ghosal
Adolescent Apu Pinaki Sengupta
Bhabataran, Sarbajaya’s uncle Ramani Sengupta
Nanda-babu (upstairs neighbor) Charuprakash Ghosh
Headmaster Subodh Ganguli
School inspector Moni Srimani
Schoolteacher Hemanta Chatterjee
Teli (Bhabataran’s patron) Ranibala
Nirupama, Teli’s daughter Sudipta Roy
Anil Ajay Mitra
Kalicharan (Harihar’s guest) Kali Banerjee
Akhil (press proprietor) Kalicharan Roy
Moksada Kamala Adhikari
Lahiri (Sarbajaya’s employer) Lalchand Banerjee
Lahiri’s wife Santi Gupta
Pande (first-floor neighbor) K. S. Pandey
Pande’s wife Meenaksi Devi
Abinash (schoolteacher) Anil Mukherjee
Doctor Harendrakumar Chakravarti
Palwan Bhaganu Palwan
CREDITS
Directed and produced by Satyajit Ray
Screenplay Satyajit Ray
Based on the novels Pather Panchali and Aparajito by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee
Cinematographer Subrata Mitra
Original music Ravi Shankar
Editor Dulal Dutta
Art director Bansi Chandragupta
Sound recordist Durgadas Mitra
Production manager Anil Choudhury