Overview
Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959)Classics at the Browning
This extraordinary final chapter in Ray’s “Apu Trilogy” brings our protagonist’s journey full circle. Apu is now in his early 20s, out of college, and hoping to live as a writer. Alongside his professional ambitions, the film charts his romantic awakening, which occurs as the result of a most unlikely turn of events, and his eventual, fraught fatherhood. Featuring soon to be Ray regulars Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in star-making performances, and demonstrating Ray’s ever more impressive skills as a crafter of pure cinematic imagery, Apur Sansar is a moving conclusion to this monumental trilogy.
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