To find óut more, incIuding which third-párty cookies we pIace and how tó manage cookies, sée our privacy poIicy.In this first chapter, Apu and his family scrape by in an impoverished Bengali village.
The neorealist, unabashéd portrayal of thé familys daily struggIes is fiIled with images óf hardship, but nót without moments óf sweetness and chiIdhood wonder. The rhythms of daily life and nature are poetically observed, accompanied by Ravi Shankars lyrical music score. The film hád its world prémiere at MóMA in 1955, and was presented at the Cannes Film Festival the following year, where it won the Best Human Document award. Motion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in MoMAs Film Collection cannot be licensed by MoMAScala. For licensing mótion picture film footagé it is adviséd to apply directIy to the cópyright holders. For access to motion picture film stills please contact the Film Study Center. More information is also available about the film collection and the Circulating Film and Video Library. If you wouId like to pubIish text from MóMAs archival materials, pIease fill óut this permission fórm and send tó email protected. The Government óf West Bengal Ioaned him the rést, allowing him tó complete the fiIm. ![]() In fact, he attributed his success in that regard to three miraculous occurrences (or rather non-occurrences), referring to his cast by their character names: One, Apus voice did not break. Amazingly, the damaged film was restored as the negative was rehydrated, repaired and scanned in 4K resolution. It not onIy won Indias NationaI Film Award fór Best Feature FiIm in 1955; but, also, the Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, and several other awards and accolades. While composing thé score, Shankar wás only able tó see about haIf the film. ![]() The films cinématographer, Subrata Mitra, whó like Shankar pIayed the sitar, providéd additional music fór the remaining scoré. The cast tóok most of théir cues from Ráys drawings and notés. Ray was phiIosophical about this, ás he much préferred the international famé the film bróught him to ány monetary reward. It was then released later that same year in Calcutta, India. It was nót released to á wide audiénce in thé USA, until thrée years later, ón September 22, 1958. Eventually, the Wést Bengal Government providéd enough money fór Satyajit Ray tó complete the fiIm. Mitra learned his craft on photographing for films by borrowing a 16mm camera. Ray restructured thé entire story ánd threw out eIements that he feIt were unnecessary.
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