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Criterion collection #783
Criterion collection #784
Criterion collection #785
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3 videodiscs (341 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #782
Criterion collection #783
Criterion collection #784
Criterion collection #785
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Two decades after its original negatives were burned in a fire, Satyajit Ray's breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new restoration, masterworks Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu), based on two books by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee--brought India into the golden age of international art-house film
Pather panchali based on the novel "Pather panchali by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee
Aparajito based on the novels Pather panchali and Aparajito by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee
Apur sansar based on the novel Aparajito by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee
Fullscreen (1.37:1)
DVD release of the 1955, 1956 and 1959 motion pictures
Special features: Audio recordings from 1958 of Satyijit Ray reading his essay "A long time on the little road" ; new video essay by Ray biographer Andrew Robinson ; "The apu trilogy": a closer look ; excerpts from the 2003 documentary "The songs of the little road" featuring composer Ravi Shankar ; The creative person: Satyajit Ray ; footage of Ray receiving an honarary Oscar in 1992 ; new program on the restorations by filmmaker koganada ; booklet
Music, Ravi Shankar ; cinematographer, Subrata Mitra ; editor, Dulal Dutta
Pather Panchali: Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Subir Banerjee, Uma Das Gupta, Chunibala Devi, Shampa "Runki" Banerjee, Reba Devi, Tulsi Chakraborty, Binoy Mukherjee, Haren Banerjee
Aparajito: Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Smaran Ghosal, Pinaki Sengupta, Ramani Sengupta, Charuprakash Ghosh, Subodh Ganguli, Moni Srimani, Hemanta Chatterjee, Ranibala, Sudipta Roy
Apur sansar: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakraborty, Swapan Mukherjee, Dhiresh Majumdar, Sefalika Devi, Dhiren Ghosh, Tusar Banerjee, Abhijit Chatterjee
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD ; fullscreen (1.37:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono
In Bengali, with optional subtitles in English