By the time Apur Sansar was released, Satyajit Ray had directed not only the first two Apu films but also the masterpiece The Music Room, and was well on his way to becoming a legend. This extraordinary final chapter brings our protagonist’s journey full circle. Apu is now in his early twenties, out of college, and hoping to live as a writer. Alongside his professional ambitions, the film charts his romantic awakening, which occurs as the result of a most unlikely turn of events, and his eventual, fraught fatherhood. Featuring soon-to-be Ray regulars Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in star-making performances, and demonstrating Ray’s ever more impressive skills as a crafter of pure cinematic imagery, Apur Sansar is a moving conclusion to this monumental trilogy.
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- New interview program with actors Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore
- “The Apu Trilogy”: A Closer Look, a new program featuring filmmaker, producer, and teacher Mamoun Hassan
- Footage of director Satyajit Ray receiving an honorary Oscar in 1992
- New programs on the restoration of The Apu Trilogy by filmmaker :: kogonada
- A booklet featuring essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Girish Shambu, as well as a selection of Satyajit Ray’s storyboards for Pather Panchali
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The original monaural soundtracks were remastered from the following elements: for Pather Panchali, a 35 mm safety magnetic track from the Academy Film Archive; for Aparajito, a 35 mm print from the Venice Film Festival and a 35 mm fine-grain from the Academy Film Archive; and for Apur Sansar, two 35 mm prints and a 35 mm magnetic track from the BFI National Archive.