Pather Panchali

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Criterion Collection/Janus Films (Firm), Distributor.

Kanopy (Firm)., Distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign language films.

Motion pictures.

Genre:

Asian Studies

Feature films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (126 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

Place of Publication:

Criterion Collection/Janus Films 1955

[San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2016

Summary:

With the release in 1955 of Satyajit Ray's debut, Pather Panchali, an eloquent and important new cinematic voice made itself heard all over the world. A depiction of rural Bengali life in a style inspired by Italian neorealism, this naturalistic but poetic evocation of a number of years in the life of a family introduces us to both little Apu and, just as essentially, the women who will help shape him: his independent older sister, Durga; his harried mother, Sarbajaya, who, with her husband away, must hold the family together; and his kindly and mischievous elderly "auntie," Indir-vivid, multifaceted characters all.. With resplendent photography informed by its young protagonist's perpetual sense of discovery, Pather Panchali, which won an award for Best Human Document at Cannes, is an immersive cinematic experience and a film of elemental power..

Notes:

In Process Record

Vendor supplied data

Film

Originally produced by Criterion Collection/Janus Films in 1955

OCLC:

956903678

Publisher Number:

1220946 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license