Apu's way into life: Apu's world

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Movie
German title Apu's way into life: Apu's world
Original title অপুর সংসার
(Apur Sansar)
Country of production India
original language Bengali
Publishing year 1959
length 101 minutes
Rod
Director Satyajit Ray
script Satyajit Ray
production Satyajit Ray
music Ravi Shankar
camera Subrata Mitra
cut Dulal Dutta
occupation
chronology

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Apu's way into life: Apu's world ( Bengali : অপুর সংসার , Apur Saṃsār ) is an Indian feature film by Satyajit Ray from 1959. It was based on a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay .

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Apu graduated from City College in Kolkata , is unemployed and lives in a noisy rooftop apartment in northern Kolkata right on a railway line. He dreams of becoming a writer and has also started writing a novel. One day his former classmate, Pulu, finds him and invites him to his cousin Aparna's wedding in a village in the Khulna district . They travel to the wedding on a small boat, everything is in the middle of the preparations: the bride is being decorated, the groom is brought in a litter. However, he turns out to be mentally ill (tears off his wedding turban), the "cheap" wedding date threatens to fall. In order to save the bride from the curse of never getting married, Pulu tries to persuade Apu to have an ad hoc wedding. Apu protests, believes everyone is backward in thinking. Ultimately, he decides to help his friend's family and is available as a husband.

The newlyweds shyly get to know each other after the wedding. Aparna is disappointed with the poor conditions Apus in Kolkata and he has feelings of inferiority that he cannot offer her the "luxury" that has been used up to now. With the Indian attitude of accepting the decisions of fate, Aparna tries to adjust to the new situation.

They are now happily in love and Aparna is pregnant and is going to her parents' house for two months to have the child. They write letters to each other. When Apu hears from a messenger that Aparna died giving birth, his pain is incredible. He falls into lethargy; suicide fails. Apu writes one last letter to Pulu, who is going abroad, and leaves town with an uncertain destination; his son Kajal stays with Aparna's parents.

Apu wanders through the country and sacrifices the manuscript of his novel himself in order to free himself from the last remnants of the past that weighs on him.

Apu's son is now around four years old when Pulu comes back. He makes insidious pranks on children. Pulu learns that Apu has never seen his son Kajal. More by chance, Pulu meets Apu and tries to convince him to take care of Kajal. Apu reveals that he blames Kajal for Aparna's death - he was unable to free himself from the pain of the past by destroying everything material.

When Apu finally comes to his in-laws, Kajal pulls out in front of him and is cold and unfriendly. Apu's attempts to approach him do not succeed. He leaves without taking any kohl. The boy unexpectedly follows him; they go away together.

background

Apur Sansar is the third part of the Apu trilogy by Satyajit Ray. It was published on May 1, 1959.

With Subrata Mitra's camera work , the viewer's attention is guided almost imperceptibly from one scene to the next without any cuts through the movement of the camera.

Reviews

“In this third part of the trilogy, the European models, especially in the visual language, finally prevail. Staged impressively and convincingly, the film combines traditional ciphers with a modern approach. "

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Apur Sansar / The World of Apu ( Memento from December 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Apus way into life: Apus world. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 20, 2016 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 

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