Neorealism has always owed more to melodrama than some of its purveyors and admirers are willing to admit, but Satyajit Ray unreservedly acknowledged the influence of the latter in his Apu Trilogy.

The Infinite Instant: The Polaroids of Luigi Ghirri and Robby Müller Satyajit Ray, Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), 1955, 35 mm, black-and-white, sound, 125 minutes. Apu (Subir Banerjee).

Sir Christopher Nolan is enjoying the success of his latest film, The Odyssey, but one of his recent appearances has become equally popular among cinema lovers. During a visit to the famous Criterion ...

Maybe that’s why the experience of watching Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy — movies adapted from two works by Indian novelist Bibhutibhushan Banerjee and set in a country many of us will never even visit ...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey continues to make waves at the box office. Amid the film's widespread acclaim, Nolan recently visited the iconic Criterion Closet—the famous ...

For many who have grown up watching a classic like the Apu Trilogy, a fourth addition to the series of films could seem like an unnecessary imposition to purists. However, whatever inhibitions fans ...

Jason Fraley marks tomorrow's 70th anniversary of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s “Pather Panchali” winning Best Human Document at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, sparking a trio of landmark films ...

A university-trained painter and a director with unusual sympathy for his characters, India's Satyajit Ray won international acclaim beginning with his 60-year-old debut films — a trio of realistic ...

Kolkata: Three neighbourhood Durga Puja committees in the city have joined hands to pay tribute to Satyajit Ray having themed their celebrations on the auteur's Apu trilogy. While Badamtala Asar ...

Sir Christopher Nolan is enjoying the success of his latest film, The Odyssey, but one of his recent appearances has become equally popular among cinema lovers. During a visit to the famous Criterion ...