Pather Panchali
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8/26/1955Runtime
125 minsGenres
Overview
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life.
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A tender, unhurried observation of childhood and family struggle in rural Bengal, where small moments of joy and mischief shimmer against a backdrop of hardship and impermanence. The film watches with patience and deep affection, finding beauty in both the fleeting happiness and inevitable sorrows of ordinary life.
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Kanu Bannerjee
Harihar Ray
Karuna Banerjee
Sarbojaya Ray
Chunibala Devi
Indir Thakrun
Uma Das Gupta
Durga Ray
Subir Banerjee
Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
Runki Banerjee
Little Durga Ray
Reba Devi
Seja Thakrun
Aparna Devi
Nilmoni's wife
Tulsi Chakraborty
Prasanna, school teacher
Haren Banerjee
Chinibas, Sweet-seller
Rampada Das
Nibhanani Devi
Dasi Thakurun
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