Song of the Road

Pather panchali, feature film, 1955

DIRECTED BY: Satyajit Ray

Song of the Road

CAST:
Kanu Bannerjee (Harihar Ray),
Karuna Bannerjee (Sarbojaya Ray),
Subir Bannerjee (Apu),
Uma Das Gupta (Durga),
Chunibala Devi (Indir Thakrun)

SCRIPT:
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (prema vlastitom romanu),
Satyajit Ray

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Subrata Mitra

Synopsis:
Pather panchali is Satyajit Ray’s directing debut and the first part of his trilogy that tells the story of a boy Apu and his poor family living in Bengal in the 1920s. His father is a priest who does not earn enough to feed his family while at the same time dreams about becoming a successful writer. His mother constantly fights with his aunt who lives with them and Apu’s older sister steals fruit from the neighbor’s orchard.

35 mm, b/w, 115 min