What is The Apu Trilogy about?

“The Apu Trilogy,” PATHER PANCHALI depicts a poor Brahmin family struggling to survive in their small Bengali village. In Bengali with English subtitles. APARAJITO (THE UNVANQUISHED) Apu and his family now live in a new village along the banks of the holy Ganges River. Faced with the loss of his father and the demands of fast-approaching adulthood, Apu goes to study in Calcutta, leaving his mother behind. In Bengali with English subtitles. APUR SANSAR (THE WORLD OF APU) Apu makes an unexpected visit to a small village, where he finds himself the groom in an arranged marriage. Life with his new bride ultimately proves to be both joyous and tragic. In Bengali with English subtitles. Films restored by the Satyajit Ray Preservation Project through a collaboration of the Academy Film Archive, the Merchant-Ivory Foundation and the Film Foundation. Prints courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.

The Apu Trilogy

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Who directed The Apu Trilogy?: Satyajit Ray

What is The Apu Trilogy about?: “The Apu Trilogy,” PATHER PANCHALI depicts a poor Brahmin family struggling to survive in their small Bengali village. In Bengali with English subtitles. APARAJITO (THE UNVANQUISHED) Apu and his family now live in a new village along the banks of the holy Ganges River. Faced with the loss of his father and the demands of fast-approaching adulthood, Apu goes to study in Calcutta, leaving his mother behind. In Bengali with English subtitles. APUR SANSAR (THE WORLD OF APU) Apu makes an unexpected visit to a small village, where he finds himself the groom in an arranged marriage. Life with his new bride ultimately proves to be both joyous and tragic. In Bengali with English subtitles. Films restored by the Satyajit Ray Preservation Project through a collaboration of the Academy Film Archive, the Merchant-Ivory Foundation and the Film Foundation. Prints courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.