Speed Cinema Presents: The Apu Trilogy: The Unvanquished (Aparjito)
Saturday, November 5, 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.
With the great international success of his first film, Ray continued the story of Apu in this sequel. Picking up where the first film left off, the family moves from the country to the bustling holy city of Varanasi. Transitioning from a simple, curious, wide-eyed child to an intellectually curious teen, Apu’s relationship with his mother also becomes more complex. This heart-wrenching film won top prizes at the Venice Film Festival. 1956, India, DCP, in Bengali with English subtitles, 109 minutes. Recommended for 13+.
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