Aparajito

Aparajito

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Release Date

10/11/1956

Runtime

110 mins

Genres

Overview

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.

Status

Released

Original Language

Bangla

Budget

-

Revenue

$170,215

Homepage

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A quietly devastating portrait of a boy becoming a man across two cities, watching him grow intellectually while his deepest emotional bonds fray. The film moves with the unhurried patience of life itself, small moments accumulate into profound loss.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulContemplative

Themes

Coming of ageFamilyLoveMortalityIdentity

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Black and whiteNaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Child endangerment

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