#96 - Aparajito (1956, Satyajit Ray)

The second in Ray's Apu trilogy picks up where Pather Panchali left off, with Apu's family picking up and moving from their rural village to the city of Benares along the Ganghes River. Tragedy strikes the Roys again and Apu, now a teenager, gets a scholarship to college in Calcutta, where he gradually grows distant from his mother.

Aparajito is a bit more narratively focused than Pather Panchali, but I liked the debut's wide-eyed wonderment more than the more mature Aparajito, which kind of felt like a lot of coming-of-age films I've already seen (granted, most of which were probably copping Ray's steez). I am excited to see what The World of Apu has in store for me. Tune in next week!

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