1955 / 126 min

Director :  Satyajit Ray / Star : Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee / Production Companies : Government of West Bengal

 

A luminous portrayal of India in a style inspired by Italian Neo-Realism, Pather Panchali is a humanist masterpiece that introduces us to little Apu, a Bengali boy who stands up to confront his harsh fate, and the women who help shape him. With the father absent, Apu’s mother, Sarbajaya, must hold the family together with the help of Apu’s independent older sister Durga and his kindly, mischievous auntie Indir.  
 

Pather Panchali won Best Human Document Award at Cannes in 1956. Satyajit Ray’s debut film, the first in the celebrated Apu Trilogy, remains a cinematic treasure to India and the world.