A depiction of rural Bengali life in a style inspired by Italian neorealism, this naturalistic but poetic evocation of a number of years in the life of a family introduces us to both little Apu and, just as essentially, the women who will help shape him: his independent older sister, Durga; his harried mother, Sarbajaya, who, with her husband often away, must hold the family together; and his kindly and mischievous elderly -"auntie," Indir - vivid, multifaceted characters all.

GENRE: Drama, Bollywood
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 2h 5m
RELEASE DATE: December 31, 1969
STARRING: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Banerjee, Chunibala Devi, Runki Banerjee
DIRECTOR(S): Satyajit Ray
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WRITER(S): Satyajit Ray
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