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Aparajito
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NR,1hr 48min
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1956
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: The Unvanquished is the second of Indian director Satyajit Ray's "Apu Trilogy" (the first was Pather Panchali). Ray's young protagonist Apu is permitted a formal education over the gentle objections of his mother, who'd wanted him to be priest. Eventually, Apu earns a university scholarship and arrives in the teeming metropolis of Calcutta. Overwhelmed by life in the Big City, the impressionable country boy forgets about his loving mother. By the time Apu returns to his home, he finds it's too late ... Full Synopsis
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Aparajito is the second and perhaps best of Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy. Much of the appeal of Ray's work lies in his universal themes, in this case the transitional period of a child's growing into an adult and leaving home to find the world. Ray builds from this foundation to give his characters a variety of experiences and to emphasize one of his major themes, the inevitability of change. Although ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Sarbojaya Ray
Apu, as a boy
Apu, as an adolescent
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