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1955 |
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FOREIGN
DRAMA
SERIES
RITES-OF-PASSAGE
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| Origin: |
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| Length: |
115 |
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A small boy named Apu (Subir Bannerjee) grows up in Bengal.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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| Slow, episodic but still riveting account of growing up in rural poverty. An outstandingly poetic, humane and humorous first feature by a writer-director who, though obviously a product of his own sub-continent, seemed to have more in common with humanistic western film-makers (such as Jean Renoir) than with the Indian movie industry. Though incredibly detailed, it deals with universal emotions and is undoubtedly a masterpiece. The music is by Ravi Shankar. |
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