Apur Sansar (1959)

Apur Sansar: Directed by Satyajit Ray. With Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee. This final installment in Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy follows Apu’s life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.

“I found Apur Sansar, the final part of the Apu Trilogy, every bit as superb as its prequels. I liked the pacing even better than its predecessors, as there was not a single moment that didnu0026#39;t keep me interested. Although the ending wasnu0026#39;t as powerful as its prequels, I thought it was a more hopeful and fitting ending for the saga. However, it did give me the feeling that I didnu0026#39;t want the story to end at all.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSoumitra Chatterjeeu0026#39;s debut performance as the adult Apu was truly Oscar-worthy (like Karuna Bannerjee who played his mother in the first two films) and a young Sharmila Tagore was also convincing in her debut performance as his wife. Overall, Iu0026#39;d say Apur Sansar is my second favourite in the Apu Trilogy, after Aparajito.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow that Iu0026#39;ve finally finished watching the Apu Trilogy, I must say this is probably the greatest film trilogy Iu0026#39;ve ever seen. Although itu0026#39;s a simple story about a country boyu0026#39;s growth to adulthood, it felt like I was watching a truly epic saga. Satyajit Ray really is one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century in my opinion.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e10/10”