Review of Pather Panchali (1955) by Celi A — 09 Jun 2007

I've seen this about a million times and it always gets better...

This review of Pather Panchali (1955) was written by Celi A on 09 Jun 2007.

Pather Panchali has generally received very positive reviews.

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