Rent Apur Sansar (1959)
4.2 of 5 from 137 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- 'Apur Sansar', the adult Apu (Soumitra Chatterjee) hopes to become a writer, but his lack of finances force him to abandon his university studies. He meets an old friend Pulu (Swapan Mukherjee) and together they travel to the wedding of Pulu's cousin, Aparna (Sharmila Tagore). When the bridegroom turns out to be insane and the wedding is cancelled, Apu agrees to marry Aparna to save her from ridicule. They return to his Calcutta apartment to start a new life and Apu comes to love his wife, but his happiness is soon shattered by a tragic turn of events.
- Actors:
- Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee, Tushar Bandyopadhyay, Gupi Banerjee, Panchanan Bhattacharya, Shanti Bhattacherjee, Jiten Bhons, Abhijit Chatterjee, Jogesh Chatterjee, Asha Devi, Belarani Devi, Sefalika Devi, Biren Ghosh, Dhiren Ghosh, Biresh Majumdar, Dhiresh Majumdar, Bechu Singha
- Directors:
- Satyajit Ray
- Producers:
- Satyajit Ray, Aminyanath Mukherji
- Writers:
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Satyajit Ray
- Aka:
- The World of Apu
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Bollywood, Children & Family, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Award Winners, Lions on the Lido, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Kelly Reichardt, The Instant Expert's Guide to Satyajit Ray, Top 10 Award Winners at the London Film Festival, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1959, Top Films
- Countries:
- India
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/05/2020
- Run Time:
- 106 minutes
- Languages:
- Bengali LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio recordings from 1958 of director Satyajit Ray reading his essay "A Long Time on the Little
- Road" and in conversation with film historian Gideon Bachmann
- New interviews with actors Soumitra Chatterjee, Shampa Srivastava, and Sharmila Tagore; camera assistant Soumendu Roy; and film writer Ujjal Chakraborty
- Making "The Apu Trilogy": Satyajit Ray's Epic Debut, a new video essay by Ray biographer Andrew Robinson
- "The Apu Trilogy": A Closer Look, a new program featuring filmmaker, producer, and teacher Mamoun Hassan
- Excerpts from the 2003 documentary 'The Song of the Little Road', featuring composer Ravi Shankar
- The Creative Person: "Satyajit Ray," a 1967 half-hour documentary by James Beveridge, featuring interviews with Ray, several of his actors, members of his creative team, and film critic Chidananda Das Gupta
- Footage of Ray receiving an honorary Oscar in 1992
- New programs on the restorations by filmmaker: kogonada
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Reviews (2) of Apur Sansar
An Ending Fully Earned - Apur Sansar review by griggs
I went into the final chapter with a sense of duty more than anticipation. After the bruising tenderness of Aparajito, I wasn’t sure I had the heart for another round of Apu’s struggles. What surprised me was how much Apur Sansar lifted me even as it broke me—its sorrow tempered by warmth, its intimacy matched by scope.
Ray threads past and present with quiet grace. Echoes of Pather Panchali drift through like half-remembered songs, giving Apu’s journey a depth that never feels contrived. The period setting is immersive, but it’s the emotional clarity that dominates: the giddy spark of romance, the chasm of grief, and the fragile resolve to begin again.
What endures is the balance—both the portrait of a man and the shape of our own longings. I waited too long to see it, afraid of being undone. I needn’t have worried. Few endings feel this complete, this generous, this earned.
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Great Trilogy - Apur Sansar review by sb
The first of his films I have seen..
Great-
Watch this trilogy - it really is a good series of films
A masterful director and actors..
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