Inside the Box – Episode 2 – The Apu Trilogy

Trevor and David discuss three early films by Satyajit Ray.

Trevor Berrett and David Blakeslee are pleased to present Inside the Box, a podcast series that explores the riches in the various box sets released by The Criterion Collection. In this episode, they discuss The Apu Trilogy, which contains Pather Panchali, Aparajito, and Apur Sansar.

Two decades after its original negatives were burned in a fire, Satyajit Ray’s breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new restoration. The Apu Trilogy brought India into the golden age of international art-house film, following one indelible character, a free-spirited child in rural Bengal who matures into an adolescent urban student and finally a sensitive man of the world. These delicate masterworks—Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)—based on two books by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee, were shot over the course of five years, and each stands on its own as a tender, visually radiant journey. They are among the most achingly beautiful, richly humane movies ever made—essential works for any film lover.

The Apu Trilogy – The Criterion Collection

Pather Panchali (1955)
Aparajito (1956)
Apur Sansar (1959)

Trevor’s Review
The Eclipse Viewer – Late Ray

Satyajit Ray

SatyajitRay.org (official)
Wikipedia
BFI
New York Times (obituary)
Senses of Cinema
TCM

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