APUR SANSAR (The World of Apu, Satyajit Ray, Indien 1959)

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Mon 22.7., 20h & Wed 14.8., 20h APUR SANSAR The World of Apu Satyajit Ray India 1959 35 mm OmeU 106'

Even for the adult Apu, life is full of hardships and disappointments. He lives in a miserable garret in Kolkata, is unemployed and writes a novel in parallel to his humiliating search for paid work. A former fellow student invites him to his cousin Aparna's wedding in the country. When this does not take place, Apu marries Aparna. They soon fall genuinely in love and are expecting a child. A stroke of fate leads Apu to wander aimlessly for several years until he finds new hope. The conclusion of the Apu trilogy is a touching experience, not least thanks to Ravi Shankar's compositions. He had already worked with Ray on the first part and revolutionized film music in Bengali and Indian cinema.