Apu Trilogy

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Apu Trilogy

1954

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

This is in many ways essential film education. Yet the consumption of it is never a chore.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 30, 2015

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Adapting a pair of novels about a Bengali boy from a poor village and his maturation as a student and writer, then as a husband and father, Ray established himself on the world stage as a master of eloquent images, storytelling grace and empathy ...

May 28, 2015

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Philadelphia Inquirer

The Apu Trilogy is a masterpiece no cinephile can afford to miss.

Rated: 4/4

May 22, 2015

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Marc Mohan

Oregonian

The opportunity to see these timeless works of art on the big screen is one that should not be missed.

Rated: A

Jun 19, 2015

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Ray's ability to transfer a poetic justice to the life trajectory of Apu from a good-hearted child to a responsible adult, and father to his son, comes through in the director's patient and all-encompassing embrace of the mysteries of life.

Rated: A+

Apr 11, 2009

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews

Ray's quiet epic trilogy becomes a refuge against overkill of the senses-a cinematic meditation

Rated: A

Jan 27, 2004

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What the **** were they thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Perfection on a level rarely seen in cinematic work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/22

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I found these three movies to be incredibly moving. Satyajit Ray and his crew had never made any movies before filming the first movie. Literally, Ray had never written or directed a movie, his cameraman had never filmed a movie, the score was written and performed by a musician unknown at the time (Ravi Shankar), and the actors were not professionals. Obviously this group of people was incredibly talented. These movies take you into its characters' world and keep you there through the life of its hero, Apu, from his early childhood into middle age. Filmed in the 50s and set in the 1920s-30s, these movies are exceptional. You can currently see all of them on HBO if you are a subscriber, and I strongly recommend them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Loved the first and the last ones the best. Well-made and well-acted film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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One of the greatest trilogy of movies and the best of the best

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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The great, sad, gentle sweep of "The Apu Trilogy" remains in the mind of the movie goer as a promise of what film can be. Standing above fashion, it creates a world so convincing that it becomes, for a time, another life we might have lived. The three films, which were made in India byÂ Satyajit RayÂ between 1950 and 1959, swept the top prizes at Cannes, Venice and London, and created a new cinema for India--whose prolific film industry had traditionally stayed within the narrow confines of swashbuckling musical romances. Never before had one man had such a decisive impact on the films of his culture. I highly recommend this film trilogy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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