Pather Panchali Comments

  • Lonnie 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    I cried so badly, halfway through it, I felt vaguely that if I want BE, the director loves to use contrasts too much, the calf and the grandmother, the wedding and death, some of the scenes are beautiful, the reflection in the water chasing the candy vendor reminds me of "Dream Traveler", the grandmother walks behind The hanging cloth is constantly changing, the shadow on the wall when the grandmother tells the story of the devil, the black train driving in the rice field, and the anxious mood...

  • Weston 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    I didn’t expect India to have such a mature realist film, and I didn’t expect black and white images to capture tropical scenery so elegantly and movingly. Perhaps it is because the black and white lenses filter roughness that the poor life on the screen retains its texture. At the same time, there is more poetry. Unforgettable scenes of the wind blowing lotus leaves and flocks of birds flying, the life of the poor in rural India has a universal power to move people's...

  • Danielle 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    Barely five points. The editing and movement are immature and a little boring. I think the strange thing about this piece is that it just makes you feel unsettled: individuals, events are restrained, only time rolls on; mosquitoes, trains, beliefs in rain, small water bowls, algae close up naturally. So the abruptness seems to be explained, or indifferent. But isn't it really good to be square when it's time to put it... For example, that train, it should be a big long mirror that turns...

  • Hailee 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    Rey wrote an hour and a half of narrative, only for the last half hour of...

  • Kiarra 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    The director completes the world-shattering debut with his super execution, perseverance and profound humanistic thoughts. "The Bicycle Thieves" inspired Ray, and Jean Renoir encouraged Ray to make this novel. I waited for 2 months for my sister's rain, and I took 11 shots in one shot of the dog. After a year of filming, I ran out of money and continued to shoot with the money given by MoMA and the West Bengal government. As a result, the government's money was delayed because the paperwork was...

  • Jaquan 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    The light shakes the bottom of the...

  • Domenica 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    7/10. The sympathy comes from Rey's innuendo to the Indians who abide by the tradition and don't make progress. The face of her aunt's kindness is likened to the silhouette on the wall of the gods. She can see through the situation and sing traditional songs in the night wind. The incident of the house being devastated by the wind forced the impoverished Indian family to give up sticking to the tradition. At the end, following the oil lamp at the bottom of the ox cart, the family moved out of...

  • Vincent 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    7/10. The sympathy comes from Rey's innuendo to the Indians who abide by the tradition and don't make progress. The face of her aunt's kindness is likened to the silhouette on the wall of the gods. She can see through the situation and sing traditional songs in the night wind. The incident of the house being devastated by the wind forced the impoverished Indian family to give up sticking to the tradition. At the end, following the oil lamp at the bottom of the ox cart, the family moved out of...

  • Consuelo 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    7/10. The sympathy comes from Rey's innuendo to the Indians who abide by the tradition and don't make progress. The face of her aunt's kindness is likened to the silhouette on the wall of the gods. She can see through the situation and sing traditional songs in the night wind. The incident of the house being devastated by the wind forced the impoverished Indian family to give up sticking to the tradition. At the end, following the oil lamp at the bottom of the ox cart, the family moved out of...

  • Turner 2022-03-24 09:03:01

    #Northern Film FestivalRewatch# 1. Their stories do not come from dramatic climaxes, but from slow rhythm and painstakingly observed details. 2. Rey offers a noble perspective on the extreme poverty and ancient rituals of a remote Bengali village. A family is trying to survive in this environment. My father left his hometown to find a job. The two children either took the sheep and stole some gadgets, or ran to meet the train coming out of the smoke from behind the reeds... The forest was close...

Extended Reading
  • Briana 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    Sad but not sad, endless aftertaste

    The two-hour movie describes life very plainly and plainly. The rhythm is slow and there is not much dialogue, but it is elegant. A lot of time is quiet, only movements and expressions. Sometimes the camera will stay on the face of the characters for a period of time without language, sometimes...

  • Creola 2022-03-22 09:02:28

    New realism in India

    From this film, I can see many shadows of neorealism, daily trivial habits, such as the old aunt's habit of drinking water, and always watering the plant at the end; the details of my mother's cooking, etc. In addition, at the end, the family of three rides on an ox cart and marches towards the...

Pather Panchali quotes

  • Chinibas, Sweet-seller: Do you want anything? Delicious fried cream, sweet lentil balls, coconut candies, chandrapuli, sweet cheese balls.

  • Apu: Didi, have you ever seen a train?

    Durga: Sure.

    Sarbojaya Ray: Don't lie.

    Apu: You know where the tracks are? Where?

    Durga: Past the big meadow and beyond the rice fields.

    Apu: Shall we go one day?