Drawing a beautiful painting on a big canvas is something that demands patience, sensibility and skill. In the stated order. Pather Panchali is no less than a beautiful painting. Satyajit Ray’s first film turned out to be a masterpiece which moved filmmakers like Kurosawa. Ray brought neo-realistic cinema from West and adapted it for Indian sensibilities.
Pather Panchali, first in the trilogy, is a story of a poor Bengali family in a typical village in West Bengal. Nothing extraordinary happens in their life. Film rarely ventures out of life of a common peasant who is trying hard to feed his family. The children, especially the son – Apu, are the eyes for the audience. They tell the story from their perspective. The voyeurism is beautifully captured by camera. Kurosawa famously said, “I can never forget the excitement in my mind after seeing it.”
Pather Panchali received accolades across the globe. Sight & Sound, Time, Cinemaya, The Village Voice, The New York Times, Rolling Stone and Roger Ebert are among many who rate Pather Panchali as one of the best film ever made.
Trivia: The music for Pather Panchali was done by Pandit Ravi Shankar. Majority of the score was done in one night. Interestingly, its rated as one of the finest pieces of BGM in cinema.
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