The Apu Trilogy

"I can never forget the excitement in my mind after seeing ''Pather Panchali''", noted Akira Kurosawa. Satyajit Ray''s three films about the boyhood, adolescence and manhood of Apu, ''Pather Panchali'' (1955), ''Aparajito'' (1956) and ''The World of Apu'' (1959) - collectively known as The Apu Trilogy - are established classics of world cinema. The Trilogy was the chief reason for Satyajit Ray''s ...