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The World of Apu (1959)

PG-13 ★ 8.1/10 105 min Drama India BN
Director: Satyajit Ray
Screenplay by: Satyajit Ray
Novel: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
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Description

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.

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Top Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore Aparna Ray
Alok Chakravarty Kajal Ray
Swapan Mukherjee Pulu
Sefalika Devi Shashinarayan's Wife
Belarani Devi Apu's Neighbor
Asha Devi
Dhiresh Majumdar Shashinarayan

The World of Apu Appears on 12 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #658
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #781
The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)
The Film Foundation #45

Critic Curated

Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #24
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #444
Vulture The 101 Best Movie Sequels Of All Time
Vulture #14
Vulture's 101 Best Movie Endings
Vulture #41
Yahoo Movies 100 Movies To See Before You
Yahoo Movies #100

Filmmaker Curation

Ari Aster's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #17
Baz Luhrmann's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #16
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #233

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1950-1959 Films
Letterboxd #17

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