Saturday, February 14, 2009

Apur Sansar (1959)






This is the conclusion of the Apu trilogy depicting Apu's life as a young man. As to be expected this part centers on the topic of love, but the movie took me fully by surprise. It's a love story (and horrific tragedy) unlike any other you will find in cinema, and for a while I was sceptical that it would turn into love in any form at all. I won't mention too much, since I can only recommend to see it for yourself.

All in all I have been overwhelmed by the whole trilogy, and I'll now seek out Satyajit Ray's further works.

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