Aparajito
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Aparajito (Bengali: অপরাজিত Ôporajito, aka The Unvanquished), the 2nd part of the Apu trilogy, was directed by Satyajit Ray in 1957. It stars Kanu Bannerjee and Karuna Bannerjee. Adapted from the last section of Bibhutibhushan Bannerjee's Pather Panchali and the first section of its sequel Aparajita, this second installment of the series focuses on the life of Apu from childhood to college. Aparajito went on to win the Golden Lion at the 1957 Venice Film Festival.
Aparajito was nominated as one of the 100 greatest movies by Time magazine, and was also discussed in a chapter on the Apu trilogy in Roger Ebert's Great Movies.
Critical reception
"In creating Aparajito, Ray has fashioned a study of truth, about how things are rather than how we would like them to be... The problem is that relative to ... emotional complexity, the beginning of Aparajito is both slow and often unfathomable. Ray lets the story hop around with little explanation, sketching the bustle of Benares without placing the family as a family in this context... Ray assumes that you've seen Pather Panchali, giving a background perspective. Still Ray's feel for the coupled themes of independence and abandonment is superb, informed by an ability to capture fleeting emotion on film." Damian CannonDamian Cannon, Movie Reviews UK. [Aparajito (1956)] URL accessed on 3 April, 2006.James Berardinelli wrote in 1996, "Aparajito was filmed forty years ago, half way around the world, yet the themes and emotions embedded in the narrative are strikingly relevant to modern Western society (thus explaining why it is called a "timeless classic")... Aparajito is an amazing motion picture. Its rich, poetic composition is perfectly wed to the sublime emotional resonance of the narrative. For those who have seen Pather Panchali, Aparajito provides a nearly-flawless continuation of the journey begun there. Yet, for those who missed Ray's earlier effort, this film loses none of its impact. On its own or as part of the Apu Trilogy, Aparajito should not be missed."James Berardinelli. [Colossus.net online review] URL accessed on 3 April, 2006
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