Bengali| Drama
Though for decades after decades
this brilliant set of movies have being praised by many over and over and there
is ample material to read everywhere, I still believe that it would be utterly
disrespectful of me if I don’t express my view of the Apu trilogy. This set of
movies directed by Satyajit Rai in based on two books written by Bibhutibhushan
Bandopadhyay. It’s cinematically perfect no doubt and the masterful taste of
music is composed by Ravi Shankar. And Arpu trilogy is known to be one of the
prime examples of parallel cinema movement in India and has indeed inspired
movie makers for decades up to today. And it’s a perfect specimen that great
movies do not rely on big budgets and famous stars.
Pather Panchali (Song of the
Little Road) is the first movie that introduces Apu to the audience. He is born
to a respectable yet poor family in a remote village having an elder sister.
Yet turn of unfortunate events moves the family to the city where the next
movie Aparajito (The Unvanquished) takes place. Here Apu becomes a young boy
facing more hardships in life yet succeeds in his education. However by the end
of Aparajito he is left on his own. When it comes to the third movie Apur
Sansar (The World of Apu) the story completely concentrates on Apu as the key
role moving up in the city as a small time writer and employed in a newspaper.
Poor but a happy soul filled with compassion and inner beauty Apu faces joys,
surprises and more tragedies in his life ultimately turns him in to removing himself
from the society and loves ones completely.
The plot is nothing but
beautiful. Rai with his skillful direction instantly transforms the viewer into
a distant time and country. Looking back from today the beauty of the culture
and the people back then seems very far yet feels so real. The true essence of
these movies is the realism factor which is highly appraisable. Everything
contributes to a core value of reality via every expression, set creation and
dialogue. And each frame is a piece of art where the cinematography is simply
mind blowing.
Apu trilogy is a work of genius
for many factors and the ones mentioned here are just a few. While it’s hard to
come to a conclusion of the favorite movie out of the three my affection
towards Pather Panchali and Apur Sansar seems more. Aparajito portrays clear
time period of Apu’s life transition from a young boy to an adult and for me it’s
just that. Yet the other two movies feed from originality and then moves on to
more deep representation of Apu’s character. However Apu trilogy is a must
watch for any movie fan who believes that cinema is for the mind and hungry to
feed their artistic brains. I’m sure this trilogy will be screened for
generation to come and what can I say, older it gets tastier the wine.
Director: Satyajit Rai
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