Pather Panchali (English: Song of the Little Road)
Year Language Running Time Rating
1955 Bengali (with English subtitles) 122 minutes PG
       
ACMI, Federation Square: Monday, May 6 at 6:00 pm

Director Satyajit Ray
Cast Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Subir Banerjee, Runki banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, Haren Banerjee, Chunibala Devi
Synopsis The director had never directed, the cameraman had never shot a scene, an unknown sitar player composed the soundtrack and the children in the leading roles hadn't even been tested. Yet, influenced by Italian neorealism, Satyajit Ray’s debut, with music from Ravi Shankar, captured a child’s view of the world so beautifully it scooped an award at Cannes and changed the way Indian cinema was viewed around the world.
     
     
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