Pather Panchali
(1955)
★ 7.8 IMDb · 505 votes
Year: 1955
Runtime: 122 мин
Country: India
Director: Satyajit Ray
Cast: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Subir Banerjee, Runki Banerjee, Uma Das Gupta, Chunibala Devi, Tulsi Chakraborty, Haren Banerjee, Binoy Mukherjee, Reba Devi
Plot
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.
The story of a young boy, Apu, and life in his small Indian village. His parents are quite poor; his father Harihar, a writer and poet, gave away the family's fruit orchard to settle his brother's debts. His sister Durga and an old aunt also live with them. His mother Sarbojaya bears the brunt of the family's situation. She scrapes by, sells her personal possessions to put food on the table, and bears neighbors' taunts as Durga is always stealing fruit from their orchard. Things get worse when Harihar disappears for five months and Durga falls ill. Even after Harihar returns, the family is left with few alternatives.