Sorry guys ! as I am here interrupting your 21st century with a antediluvian flick of 1950’s which is the braggadocio of Indian cinema ;Pather Panchali (song of the little Road ),based on a Bengali literary classic by Bhibhuthi bhushan Bandopadhyay ,directed by the man of the indian cinema Satyajit Ray, is a luminous revelation of Indian life in a language that all the world can understand , a language of eyes, a language of emotions which makes you to envisage that its not only reel but also real.
Ray influenced by the Italian neo-realism from the films of Jean Renoir and vittorio de sica, made this masterpiece grappling with many troubles. To be frank there is no story in it; the ordinary life of almost every poor family (comprising 80% of Indian population at that time) .
The husband who is unruffled , not worrying but bothering about the family, where at times we feel that he is inefficient and whose thoughts as daydreams. The housewife who worries about the pay he gets, the family needs and about kids and their upbringing. Now introducing one of best characters of film ,who makes us mesmerised and spellbound by her splendid role-the Aunt.
The story is all about their livelihood , how they survive, how they pay life at cost of their deaths. One when the Old woman dies and later being their daughter Durga . Undergoing all this Emotional and Economical problems they still sustain hope on their lives. This tragedy never makes you feel bad but makes you more sensible and realistic, with a haunting rhapsodic soundtrack by the music maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar .
In making of the film Ray brooked many difficulties almost at par with the characters of his film . He got no financial support, kept waiting for the government loan which finally approved from the government of Bengal. At a stage he sold his wife’s jewellery and made the film using the leftover parts of the reel and clubbing up them again. This film showed the world the standard of the Indian cinema making it to won a ‘best human document ‘ at the Cannes film festival (1956).
Later he came up with the Aparajitho and Apu Sansar which are the part of the Apu Triology. After them he never looked back. Some more best films of Ray are Charulatha , Aganthak , Teen kanya ,Nagarik and etc. The Japanese god of cinema Akira kurasawa said “Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the Sun or the Moon”.
This is not a review. I just came up with a will to introduce this to people who haven’t yet seen a Ray’s film. Hope you just give a try.
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