The Song of the Earth describes Apu’s childhood life. The film is very simple and plain. It may seem a little dull now, but the life of the Apu family in the Bangladeshi countryside is described as really unpretentious, especially It is the description of the details that is really amazing, the Song of the Earth, what we see may be an expression of friendship between life and death. It is not only because of this kind of friendship that is displayed incisively and vividly among several protagonists, but more often because of this kind of intimate "revolutionary" friendship, which makes us feel the warmth and beauty in the world.
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