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  1. Oct 14, 2021 · His films set up an ongoing series of contrasts—city vs. country, old vs. young, tradition vs. innovation, rich vs. poorbut take no sides. He's not interested in heroes and villains. The chief theme of the Apu films is the onset of modernity in India.

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  2. Nov 17, 2015 · Satyajit Ray began his filmmaking career by offering a vision of the young Apu, the character he would go on to follow throughout the three films of his stunning breakthrough epic.

  3. May 19, 2023 · Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong. Drama, Thriller (2h 12m) 8.5 on IMDb — 99% on RT. Watch on Amazon. These poignant movies about poverty and homelessness say much about these tough subjects that we too often shy away from.

    • Bicycle Thieves (1948) Bicycle Thieves is one of the landmark films of the Italian neorealism movement that happened amidst the mass unemployment in Italy after WWII.
    • Do Beegha Zamin (1953) Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves inspired Bimal Roy’s 1953 neorealist classic. However, Roy authentically captures the plight of Indian farmers caught in the trap of transitioning from rural life into a modern capitalist world.
    • The Apu Trilogy (1955 – 59) Satyajit Ray’s minimalist tale of a poverty-stricken family greatly impacted World Cinema. The mundane depiction of a working-class family has inspired Persian directors like Majid Majidi and Abbas Kiarostami.
    • Pixote (1980) The titular character Pixote in Hector Babenco’s Pixote is a juxtaposition of millions of poor kids trapped in the prison of the corrupt system, drugs, prostitution, and crime on the streets of Brazil.
  4. May 6, 2015 · When we first meet Apu ( Subir Banerjee) in Pather Panchali, he’s a wide-eyed little boy who’s actually less vivid than the rest of his poor, rural, Brahmin kin: his decent, slightly feckless...

  5. The Apu Trilogy comprises three Indian Bengali-language drama films directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and The World of Apu (1959). The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shankar .

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  7. Jan 16, 2024 · Directed by Lorene Scafaria. Image via STX Entertainment. Based on a true story and inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers is a fascinating combination of true crime and social...