Digitally restored ‘Apu trilogy’ to be screened at the Kolkata International Film Festival

The digitally restored HD prints of Satyajit Ray’s iconic ‘Apu Trilogy’ is all set to be screened on the big screen for the first time in Kolkata. The event is an intriguing part of the 2018 Kolkata International Film Festival. 'Pather Panchali' (1955), 'Aparajito' (1956), and 'Apur Sansar' (1959) – all three movies will be shown at the film fest on November 11.Noted film preservationist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur will present the trilogy before the viewers.
New York’s Criterion Collection, a part of Janus Films, has recently successfully restored many Satyajit Ray classics which include the ‘Apu Trilogy’. Some of these Ray classics are already available on video but few others haven’t yet released in public.
'Pather Panchali', the first film of ‘Apu Trilogy’, marked Satyajit Ray’s debut as a director. It plots a young boy ‘Apu’ from a poor family and his daily life in a rural Indian village. ‘Aparajito’ (The Unvanquished), the second film, closely follows Apu’s family as he grows into a matured young man. The last film ‘Apur Sansar’ (The World of Apu) narrates how Apu reunites with his son after the demise of his wife.