The World of Apu (1959)
Apur Sansar (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 45min
- Drama
- 04 Oct 1960 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination.
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Soumitra Chatterjee | ... |
Apurba Roy
(as Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Soumitra Chatterji: in subtitles)
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Sharmila Tagore | ... |
Aparna
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Alok Chakravarty | ... |
Kajal
(as Shriman Alok Chakraborty, Aloke Chakravarty: in subtitles)
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Swapan Mukherjee | ... |
Pulu
(as Swapan Mukhopadhyay, Swapan Mukerji: in subtitles)
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Tushar Bandyopadhyay |
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Gupi Banerjee | ... |
(as Gupi Bandyopadhyay)
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Panchanan Bhattacharya |
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Shanti Bhattacherjee | ... |
Office Associate
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Jiten Bhons |
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Abhijit Chatterjee | ... |
Aparna's Brother
(as Abhijit Chattopadhyay)
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Jogesh Chatterjee | ... |
(as Jogesh Chattopadhyay)
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Asha Devi |
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Belarani Devi | ... |
Apu's Neighbor
(as Belarani)
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Sefalika Devi | ... |
Shashinarayan's wife
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Biren Ghosh |
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Dhiren Ghosh | ... |
Landlord
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Biresh Majumdar |
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Dhiresh Majumdar | ... |
Shashinarayan
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Bechu Singha |
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Directed by
Satyajit Ray |
Written by
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | ... | (original story "Aparajito") |
Satyajit Ray | ... | (screenplay) (in subtitles) (as script) |
Produced by
Aminyanath Mukherji | ... | co-producer (as Amiyanath Mukhopadhyay) |
Satyajit Ray | ... | producer |
Music by
Ravi Shankar |
Cinematography by
Subrata Mitra | ... | (photography: in subtitles) |
Editing by
Dulal Dutta |
Editorial Department
Ashishtaru Mukhopadhyay | ... | assistant editor |
Tapeshwar Prasad | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Bansi Chandragupta |
Art Direction by
Bansi Chandragupta |
Set Decoration by
Subodh Das | ||
Chhedilal Sharma | ... | (as Chhedi Lal) |
Makeup Department
Sakti Sen | ... | makeup artist (as Shakti Sen) |
Production Management
Anil Choudhury | ... | production manager (in subtitles) (as Anil Chowdhury) |
Bhanu Ghosh | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nityananda Datta | ... | assistant director |
Shailen Dutta | ... | assistant director |
Tapeshwar Prasad | ... | assistant director |
Amiya Sanyal | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Surath Mondal | ... | assistant art director |
Chhedilal Sharma | ... | assistant art director (as Chhedi Lal) |
Ramchandra Shende | ... | backdrops (as R. R. Sinde) |
Sound Department
Satyen Chatterjee | ... | re-recording (as Satyen Chattopadhyay) |
Kali Das | ... | assistant sound recordist |
Durgadas Mitra | ... | sound recording: in subtitles |
Bishnu Paridha | ... | assistant sound recordist |
Robin Sengupta | ... | assistant sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Prabhas Bhattacharya | ... | lighting |
Purnendu Bose | ... | assistant camera (as Purnendu Basu) |
Krishna Chakraborty | ... | assistant camera |
Krishna Das | ... | lighting |
Anil Pal | ... | lighting |
Bhabaranjan Roy | ... | lighting |
Nimai Roy | ... | assistant camera |
Soumendu Roy | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
Satyen Chatterjee | ... | background music recordist (as Satyen Chattopadhyay) |
Additional Crew
R.B. Mehta | ... | processing supervisor |
Thanks
Gopin Bandyopadhyay | ... | acknowledgment (as Shri Gopin Bandyopadhyay) |
B.B. Lahiri | ... | acknowledgment (as Mr. B. B. Lahiri) |
Ranajit Palchowdhury | ... | acknowledgment (as Shri Ranajit Palchowdhury) |
Production Companies
- Satyajit Ray Productions (presents)
Distributors
- Contemporary Films (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Edward Harrison (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1983) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Merchant Ivory Productions (1995) (United States) (theatrical) (restored version) (subtitled)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1995) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (subtitled)
- PC Jacinto Santos (2001) (Spain)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Divisa Home Video (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
- Films sans Frontières (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Janus Films (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Collection (2015) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Cinephile Media (2016) (World-wide)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Liberated from attachments after Sarbojaya's death in Aparajito (1956), Apu, now a 23-year-old idealist and struggling author, barely scrapes by. And being no longer accountable to anyone, Apu has given up his dreams for lack of financial resources. After all, he is content with a meagre income and a humble roof over his head. But life is unexpected. As Aparna, the delicate sister of university friend Pulu, enters Apu's life, a wonderful, youthful romance changes everything. All his life, death and loss have accompanied Apu on his perpetual odyssey of spirituality and knowledge. Now, a lifetime of joys, hopes, sadness, and tragedies culminates in the most momentous decision of his life. But tragedy cannot define life's mysterious duality. What more could one ask for than a child's charming, wide-eyed smile? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Taglines | Completes Satyajit Ray's world-famed trilogy See more » |
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Box Office
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $3,433,503 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Sharmila Tagore, who plays Aparna, the wife of Apu (played by Soumitra Chatterjee), and who was only 14-years-old when she appeared in the film, later recalled filming the scene in which Apu brings his new bride back to his untidy apartment in the city. The director, Satyajit Ray, gave Tagore no direction, other than that she was to enter the room and look around, and she did not view the apartment set before they shot the scene. So when Chatterjee opened the door and they both walked in, Aparna's reaction to Apu's living quarters was actually Tagore's own spontaneous reaction. Later, she realized that Ray deliberately did not prepare her, in order to obtain exactly that spontaneous response from her. See more » |
Goofs | When Apu arises from bed, there is a spilled inkwell on his left side. However, when he is cleaning up the mess, there is an ink stain on the right side of his shirt. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Apur Panchali (2013). See more » |
Soundtracks | For He's a Jolly Good Fellow See more » |
Quotes |
Pulu:
So are you writing anything? What are you writing? Apurba Roy: A wonderful novel. Pulu: And you've kept it mum all this time? Apurba Roy: You know a good publisher? Pulu: All in good time. Apurba Roy: Listen to this: a young boy. A young boy. A village boy. Poor but sensitive. His father's a priest. The father dies. The boy comes to the city. He doesn't want to be a priest. He'll study. He's ambitious. He studies. Through his education and struggles, we watch as he sheds his old superstitions and fixed views. He questions everything and takes nothing on trust. Yet he has imagination and sensitivity. Little things move him and bring him joy. Perhaps he has greatness in him, the ability to create, but... Pulu: He doesn't make it. Apurba Roy: That's right. But it doesn't end there. It's not a tragedy. He does nothing great. He remains poor, in want. But he never turns away from life. He doesn't run away. He wants to live. He says living itself brings fulfillment and joy. He wants to live! See more » |