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Film · 1955 · Drama

Pather Panchali

Name: Pather Panchali
Director: Satyajit Ray
Genre: Drama, Coming of age
Released: 1955

Directed by Satyajit Ray

1955

★ 8.5 editorial score

Indian cinema arrived in the world with this: Ray shot it on weekends with a first-time crew and no money, and the children seeing a train is pure wonder.

Genre

Drama Coming of age

Subject

Poverty Childhood Family

Setting

West Bengal

Time

1955

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