Review of Pather Panchali (1955) by Philippe B — 24 Dec 2007

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This review of Pather Panchali (1955) was written by Philippe B on 24 Dec 2007.

Pather Panchali has generally received very positive reviews.

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Pather Panchali', the first one in Satyajit Ray's 'The Apu Trilogy', is a cinematic masterpiece, and the best one in the trilogy…

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Beautiful. Funny. Sad. And all these emotions, at times, at the same time. Truly a great coming of age film…

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India's greatest film is staggering in its depth of character but ultimately lacking in hope. This is of course not necessarily a bad thing…

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Extremely touching in its simplicity, emotional range and visual beauty, it's no wonder it became the first Indian film to achieve widespread…

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By Kenneth B (910) on 03 May 2013

Pather Panchali is the first Satyajit Ray film that I have seen…

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By Prabhanjan D (16) on 29 Apr 2013

Pather Panchali in 1955 is perhaps Ray's best known work to date and is the first part of his Apu Trilogy…

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Ray created what is now considered to be one of the most benign films ever made. And he did indeed…

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We'll go see the train when I'm better? 100/100…

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By Dustin D (712) on 01 Apr 2016

A fantastic first film but ugh, it's just so depressing…

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By Andrey B (847) on 11 Oct 2017

Poverty is the same everywhere... This film forever changed my perception of Indian cinema, its people and culture…

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