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The World of Apu

1959 · 1h 45m · Not Rated Drama
Directed by Satyajit Ray

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Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.

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97%
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Fresh

Director Satyajit Ray, with greater technical means, makes the truth of his relationships and the revelation of India the main trumps of the film. Wit, tenderness and intrinsic human revelations illuminate this unusual film.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

Though the rhythm of the storytelling is choppy and Apu himself seems incompletely realized, the first appearance of the remarkable Sharmila Tagore as his well-to-do bride upgrades the film's middle section.

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh

An impressive capstone is put not only upon a touching human drama but also upon the development of a genuine artist's skill.

Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh

What we sense all through The Apu Trilogy is a different kind of life than we are used to.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

The Apu Trilogy, 36 years after its completion, remains one of the screen's great gifts.

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

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