Fresh
Satyajit Ray's beautiful first feature.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Film justly won the 'most human document award' at the 1956 Cannes Film Fest, unveiling a mature film talent in director Satyajit Ray.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
A masterpiece, inarguably.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
There are lovely little threads in the strange fabric. It's a film that takes patience to be enjoyed.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
The great, sad, gentle sweep of The Apu Trilogy remains in the mind of the moviegoer as a promise of what film can be.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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