Aparajito

Synopsis: The Unvanquished is the second of Indian director Satyajit Ray's "Apu Trilogy" (the first was Pather Panchali). Ray's young protagonist Apu is permitted a formal education over the gentle objections of his mother, who'd wanted him to be priest. Eventually, Apul earns a university scholarship and arrives in the teeming metropolis of Calcutta. Overwhelmed by life in the Big City, the impressionable country boy forgets about his loving mother. By the time Apu returns to his home, he finds it's too late to pick up pieces. Smaran Ghosal plays the adult Apu, with Pinaki Sen Gupta portraying his younger counterpart in the flashback. Aparajito was derived from a novel by Bibhutibhusan. The film's exotic flavor is intensified by Ravi Shankar's musical score. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring:  Kali Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Pinaki San Gupta

Director:  Satyajit Ray

Writer:  
Satyajit Ray 
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (novel)

Released:  1957 (theater)

Rating:  NR

Country:  India

Language:  Bengali

AKA: Unvanquished, The