The Apu Trilogy

 

Apu

Saturday, 25 February 2017: The Apu Trilogy

Saturday, 25 February 2017, 14:00

Venue: (see Locations and Tickets for further details)

Programme category: Forest Row Film Society

Director: Satyajit Ray, India 1955, 342 mins, U

“Never having seen a Satyajit Ray film is like never having seen the sun or the moon.” —Akira Kurosawa

One of the greatest works in the history of cinema, Satyajit Ray’s trilogy charts the growing-up of a boy in early twentieth century India. Settle down and enjoy a magnificent feast of film, with food supplied by a local restaurant.

Special prices apply: With food: £20/£18 (concessions); or without food £11/£10 (concessions). Please book online by 9am on Thursday 23 February.

“The story of nothing less than the awakening of a soul, the rise of an artistic vocation, and a young man’s confrontation with the grave responsibilities of life.” —The New Yorker

Further reading

  1. Roger Ebert: Great Movies
  2. The New Yorker
  3. Slant
  4. The Village Voice
  5. SatyajitRay.org

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