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The World of Apu
 
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The World of Apu (1960)
Starring: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore Director: Satyajit Ray Rating
4.7 out of 5 stars  (18 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee, Dhiresh Majumdar
  • Directors: Satyajit Ray
  • Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language: Bengali
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
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  • Studio: Sony Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: October 28, 2003
  • Run Time: 107 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000CABBM
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,370 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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    #4 in  Movies & TV > Art House & International > By Director > Ray, Satyajit
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If you ever feel like you've got it tough, watch the Apu trilogy by Satyajit Ray. The World of Apu is the third story in Ray's magnum opus. And yes... things can get worse for our hero, Apu (Soumitra Chatterjee). By now it's the early 1930s, and Apu is a grown man. A dreamer and a writer like his long-dead father, Apu is working on a novel about his life.

When his best friend Pulu (Swapan Mukherjee) asks him to his sister's wedding, Apu has no idea that he'll be the one going home with the bride. Poor Aparna (Sharmila Tagore) is betrothed to an insane man and when his illness becomes apparent, the wedding is cancelled. But Aparna will be cursed unless another bridegroom is found. Apu, in a weak moment, agrees to marry Aparna in return for a job.

Then the unexpected happens. Aparna and Apu fall deeply in love. But will it last? Knowing Apu's luck in the past, the obvious answer is "no," and when Aparna dies in childbirth, Apu is left hating his son, Kajal. Finally, driven by guilt, Apu approaches his son, five years after the death of his beloved wife. Will they be able to salvage some happiness in an already too bleak life? You won't be disappointed in the outcome.

This last installment will leave you wishing Ray had made Apu IV. The music is by Ravi Shankar. --Luanne Brown

Product Description
In this final installment, Apu is forced to abandon his education. His future looks bleak until he marries an abandoned bride, beginning a new life as a husband and a father. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Named 1960’s Best Foreign Film by the National Board of Review.


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