December 11, 2008

Tonight on the Wesleyan Film Series

PATHER PANCHALI
1958. India. Dir: Satyajit Ray. With Subir Bannarjee. 115 min.
This legendary director's debut is a beautiful epic that captures the story of Apu, son of an impoverished Bengali family, with the lyricism and wonder of youth. The first of Ray's beloved "Apu Trilogy" also boasts a fantastic Ravi Shankar soundtrack.

Date:
Thursday, December 11
Time: 8PM
Location: Goldsmith Family Cinema
Free

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anyone know anything more about this? It sounds interesting.

Sheek said...

It's an incredible film, totally unlike Bollywood (if that's what comes to mind when you think of Indian movies). Skip over the plot summary, but read the rest if you want to find out more: Pather Panchali

Anonymous said...

I miss the film series so much.
- '03 alum