Pather Panchali

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Pather Panchali ★★★★ The Song of the Road; The Saga of the Road; The Lament of the Path 1954

Somber, moving story of a young Bengali boy growing up in impoverished India. Stunning debut from India's master filmmaker Ray, who continued the story in “Aparajito” and “World of Apu.” A truly great work. In Bengali with English subtitles. 112m/B VHS, DVD . IN Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Uma Das Gupta, Subir Banerji, Runki Banerji, Chunibala Devi; D: Satyajit Ray; W: Satyajit Ray; M: Ravi Shankar.

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