Pather Panchali

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Bengali · 1955 · 120 min · coming-of-age, drama

Directed by Satyajit Ray — Tulsi Chakraborty · Chunibala Devi · Kanu Banerjee · Karuna Banerjee · Aparna Devi · Subir Banerjee · Uma Dasgupta

Set in a poor rural village in early 20th-century Bengal, the story follows a struggling priest, his wife, and their two young children, Durga and Apu, alongside an elderly relative who shares their small home. Despite constant financial hardship and family tension, the siblings find small everyday joys together, from watching traveling entertainers to waiting eagerly for the sound of a passing train. As the first part of a trilogy, it centers on Apu's early childhood amid the daily struggles and modest pleasures of village life.

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