Review of Aparajito (1956) by X. T — 13 Apr 2009
Much more technically accomplished than Pather Panchali. The scenes at the city were worthy of Antonioni. I love those subtle moments where the characters are still haunted by the events in Pather Panchali.
The script has a bad habit of killing off main characters especially from seemingly trivial causes, so it's a credit to Ray that he handles it so beautifully, as there is considerably less melodrama here than PP.
Still, the I think the suffering in latter parts of the film were overdone.
This review of Aparajito (1956) was written by X. T on 13 Apr 2009.
Aparajito has generally received very positive reviews.
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