Speed Cinema Presents: The Apu Trilogy: The World of Apu (Apur Sansar)
Sunday, November 6, 3:00 p.m.
Speed Art Museum Cinema
Directed by Satyajit Ray
“Never having seen a Satyajit Ray film is like never having seen the sun or the moon”—director Akira Kurosawa
Two decades after its original negatives were damaged in a fire, Satyajit Ray’s breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new 4K restoration. The trilogy follows Apu, a free-spirited child in rural Bengal, who matures into an adolescent urban student and finally into a sensitive worldly man. Each of the three films, shot over the course of five years, stands on its own. They are essential viewing for any lover of cinema.
This extraordinary final chapter brings Apu’s journey full circle. Now in his early twenties he has ambitions to become a writer sharing the story of his youth. His life takes a detour when a rushed marriage and the responsibilities of fatherhood are thrust upon him. He must decide which is more important, his work or his family—a universal struggle. 1959, India, DCP, in Bengali with English subtitles. Recommended for 13+.
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