Aparajito / Apur Sansar

APARAJITO (THE UNVANQUISHED), 1956, New Yorker Films, 108 min. Dir. Satyajit Ray. Part Two in the APU TRILOGY, this film affirmed Ray’s stance as a master of cinema. Aparajito follows Apu from ages 10 to 17. Apu and his family are now living in a new village along the banks of the holy Ganges River. Faced with the loss of his father and the demands of fast-approaching adulthood, Apu goes on to study in Calcutta, leaving his mother behind. APARAJITO centers around Apu’s maturation and his changing relationship with his widowed mother.

APUR SANSAR (THE WORLD OF APU), 1958, New Yorker Films, 103 min. Dir. Satyajit Ray. As the APU TRILOGY’s final installment, APUR SANSAR depicts Apu’s challenges with adult life in the city. Living again in poverty, Apu is forced to sell his books and begins writing an autobiographical novel. Upon making an unexpected visit to a small village, Apu finds himself as the groom in an arranged marriage.