Pather Panchali (1955)Director: Satyajit Ray
Writers: Satyajit Ray and Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Starring: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Bannerjee, and Uma Das Gupta
Co-Starring: Chunibala Devi, Runki Banerjee, Reba Devi, and Aparna Devi
Description: Sometime in the early years of the century, a boy, Apu, is born to a poor Brahmin family in a village in Bengal. The father, a poet and priest, cannot earn enough to keep his family going. Apu's sister, Durga, is forever stealing guavas from the neighbour's orchards. All these add to the daily struggles of the mother's life, notwithstanding her constant bickering with old aunt who lives with the family.
Rating: B+
In a word... disappointing.
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