Aparajito (1956) - Movie Review | Apu Trilogy | 100 Years of Satyajit Ray

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Jimmy Cage and Deniz the Buddymeister review APARAJITO
India 1956
Directed by Satyajit Ray
Intro/Outro Music © Deniz the Buddymeister
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[@lokanandk]

Hello Jimmy and Dennis! I like your reviews very much. Despite coming from a different culture your understanding and imbibing the content that Indian movies provide, says how knowledgeable, passionate and open-minded you guys are! With this in mind, I would like to recommend you a 1983 movie from the Telugu film industry called Sagara Sangamam (literal meaning: the point where rivers meet oceans, but the meaning here is more philosophical. You would understand it if you watch). This movie was directed by the genius, K. Viswanath, who according to me is the most underrated Indian filmmaker ever. He has won several national awards, but not many know him. To give you a prelude, this movie is about a failed artist (dancer). The dancer is none other than the acting genius, Kamal Hassan, again a many-time national award winner. The beauty of the director here is that he has made a gem out of a failure story, which not many would be able to achieve. This movie started slow in theaters when it was released, but became a blockbuster because of word-of-mouth. P. S. In this movie you will see elements about Indian culture that you probably have never witnessed.

[@TheJimmyCage]

Thank you so, so much :) We really appreciate it and are so happy, that people like our work and share our passion. Sagara Sangamam looks very interesting and I've put it on our watch list. We will have to see if there is a version with English subtitles available.

[@DigantDasDrecher]

Aparjito is my favorite from the trilogy. I remember crying during the mom scene

[@rudrachakraborty7197]

I am a linguist, I stumbled upon your contents tonight, I am on a binge right now, and the honest efforts you have put into pronouncing those names in Bangla language perfectly has earned you a fan! Vielen Dank!

[@TheJimmyCage]

That's awesome to hear :) Welcome to the channel! (Though we certainly messed up a lot of Indian names/titles/words in the past and we will probably continue to ':D But we try our best.)

[@oblivion_007]

This film made me cry. Not crying.Pain made my muscles and veins around my jaw contract.Its painful to see what apu's mom went through. Last scene is heartbreaking.

[@TheJimmyCage]

Absolutely :'(

[@Little_Thing_Speaks]

One of the most striking theme of Aparajito is the separation of mother and the child as the child embarks on his own journey of life! Why Aparajito is more relatable and will forever remain so is because of it’s magnificent portrayal of the mother and son relationship and how the growing void between the two magnifies with the passage of time. Wonderful review!!

[@TheJimmyCage]

Thank you :)

[@mohsinsyedain1754]

You must watch and review 'Charulata' and 'Mahanagar'..classics from.Satyajit Ray.

[@TheJimmyCage]

They are both available on the new Criterion Channel streaming service... so we plan to watch them eventually in the future. :)

[@syjutaj]

Beautiful movies!

[@taufiquealamtusan]

Thank you again for your wonderful observation and description. I sometimes muse if Ray lives for hundred years and start working for other world masterpieces like Les Miserable or Hundred years of Solitude. Ray had the unique and wonderful knack to shrink the masterpieces into few hours of cinematography without losing many of the finer details which the great authors weave in their pages so beautifully in their effort to create a vivid picture in our mind. Ray's success was it, he was able to project almost an equivalent image onto the screen of the cinema and sometimes beyond.

[@writabratamukherjee3941]

Aparajito is my most favorite movie in the trilogy

[@ma7ur97]

I watched this with my father it was such beautiful movie

[@TheJimmyCage]

It really is :)

[@gauravmshr]

Feel like watching the movie or rather the whole trilogy again. I can recall the feeling of being transported in this world in an almost magical way. Certainly a great trilogy. I may have liked this one the most but I think if I rewatch the movies I've got more to relate with in Apur Sansar now than when I first watched it. The mother-son dynamics of this one really got me then and even today I would find it very touching and grief-ful - for how can one not feel the characters and what they go thru.. The whole trilogy is a masterpiece.

[@TheJimmyCage]

Absolutely agreed :) It's one of the best trilogies ever made.

[@suprakashsaha8481]

i predicted 8.5, but I don't do that... and 9.2, but I don't do that either! guessed the correct rating.

[@TheJimmyCage]

You seem to know us well then :)

[@ShahriarHaqueStuff]

Its great to see you guys reviewing bengali gems, ones we dont get to see more of lately. You could also try watching "Jibon Theke Neya", a masterpiece by Zahir Raihan.

[@TheJimmyCage]

Of course we will also review Apur Sansar :) I add Jibon Theke Neya to our watch list as well.

[@dipankarkalidhan]

It is true classic film . Every where, in every decade, century, every country, society, clan , whatever may be religion or beliefs, Apus will leave for greater world. Apu is serching for life instead of monotonous village life. Whole world is there for him. No motherly love, bond immotion can hold him back.. This happen every where. Does it not happen in your country or life? Mother will always be waiting . Every passing train will give her a ray of hope. This is applicable in rural Bengal, or Newyork or Russia or Uganda and every where in all time. That is why it is a classic. Remember the last scene. Apu came back and looking for "Ma". . No sound. word but it speaks millions of words.

[@kallolmukherjee6045]

Thank you so much for watching this trilogy Jimmy and Buddy. The three have been an integral part of my childhood and to see this being enjoyed even after so many years by people so many miles away fills me with immense joy. Once I grew up and the Internet became a part and parcel of daily life, I read that a famous French director had said that he 'didn't want to see peasants eating with their hands'. I have always understood and respected difference of opinions but that had hurt me a lot back then. A lot. But with time I have come to only laugh at that comment. And to see that this movie is loved by Europeans to the same degree simply justifies my feelings. Thank you again so much both of you. I cannot do anything for your subscriber count, as much as I would like to. But please keep going at it. I only hope that your channels blooms soon in the future.

[@TheJimmyCage]

You are welcome :) We are so glad to finally have watched all three movies (the review for the third will be up in a few weeks) - such wonderful works of art. Full of beauty and honest emotions. I totally understand that you were hurt hearing that quote. I myself was totally baffled by it because François Truffaut is actually a really great filmmaker who did a lot of astounding and also sensitive films. To read that he said such dumb words about the film is really off-putting. I can only imagine that maybe it was the "culture shock" and he was still kind of young (though he must have been in his twenties at least)... Either way, stupid take for sure. We promise you to keep on going with the channel. :) Unfortunately we don't have that much time on our hands but this channel gives us a (little) place to talk about our passion and the feedback by viewers like yourself is so awesome. :)

[@DurantaRangan]

Great review. Please Keep it up. “Charulata”(1964) “ (The Lonely wife) by Ray is another masterpiece, adapted from a short story of Rabindranath Tagore. This time the Legendary Satyajit Ray-Subrata Mitra-Banshi Chandragupta combination meets the Legend of the Legends ... Tagore. Rest is History. Please add it to your watchlist too. But Apu trilogy is the best work of Ray IMHO.

[@TheJimmyCage]

It's not on our watch list anymore... because we already watched it :) (I actually watched it twice already) Such a great movie. It will be our next Satyajit Ray movie review. But it has to wait a little bit longer as our upload schedule is really stuffed...

[@DurantaRangan]

@@TheJimmyCage That's Great 😊

[@deepakkarmakar1806]

in aporajito the scene of mother's hallucination is also worth remembering

[@varieties12]

Watch and review the bengali movie "Aparajito", directed by Anik Dutta, released in 2022. This is not the part of "Apu Trilogy". This is the making story of "Pather Pachali".

[@chotabhatia]

hey guys this is the most amazing review I've ever seen. How passionately you both were explaining each and every detail of the film. Satyajit Ray is the best Indian filmmaker ever. I would highly recommend you guys to watch and review Ray's "Charulata" and "Jalsaghar".

[@TheJimmyCage]

Thank you so much :) We actually already reviewed Charulata and Jalsaghar. And next year we will review more of his films because 2021 marks Satyajit Ray's 100th birthday. :)

[@chotabhatia]

@@TheJimmyCage yes can't wait 😄

[@binghamguevara6814]

This film has been re-released on uk cinemas on July 1st 2022. I’m not sure if it’s the 1956 original or a documentary on the film. Have you guys seen it?

[@TheJimmyCage]

There is a new Bengali movie with the same title about Satyajit Ray. www.imdb.com/title/tt15964372/ Which we haven't seen yet.

[@binghamguevara6814]

@@TheJimmyCage yes this one. It looks like a fictional documentary. Or maybe juT a documentary. I’m not sure.

[@boi1859]

Pls pls watch "kanchanjangha" by ray ..it's his best I think .

[@arghyabhattacharyya3939]

Thank u for reviewing the masterpices of legend satyajit ray..

[@TheJimmyCage]

You are welcome :) It was such a joy to discover them.

[@arghyabhattacharyya3939]

@@TheJimmyCage hopefully u will review many more bengali movies of other directors also.. and i'm sure you guyzz will love them...all the best.. and keep doing good work..

[@motivationalquotes3214]

please Watch jalshaghar .a film by Satyajit ray..

[@ishan3737]

Who else is here after satyajit Ray's biopic aparajito is released

[@RAVINDERKUMAR-fr3ot]

Nice Review.i liked your honest thoughts about Apu Trilogy . Also watch Vishal Bhardwaj 's Shakespeare Trilogy -Maqbool {2008 Movie based on Macbeth} . Omkara {based on Othello} and Haider {2014 Hindi movie based on Hamlet}..

[@TheJimmyCage]

Thank you :) We will try to watch those as well in the future.

[@Nishantmaths]

@@TheJimmyCage I will highly recommend Maqbool. It is one of the best Indian mainstream movies in my opinion. I would love to know your opinion.

[@TheJimmyCage]

@@Nishantmaths It's on our watch list :)

[@couch.patati-patata]

Synecdoche. It's about Sarbajoya, the mother who is undefeated.

[@arnabmukherjee4580]

It's also a masterpiece... Thanks for sharing all your views for such a timeless bengali movie

[@TheJimmyCage]

It's our pleasure :)

[@mohsinsyedain1754]

As usual..great review..Thank you for reviewing Rays movies..

[@TheJimmyCage]

Thank you, you are welcome :)

[@AkhilSinghKhyalia]

I have been watching your reviews for over a year now, and you need to tell me from where do you download these movies. New, old, ancient and movies from other countries. Are these available legally for download after some time? Also love your reviews, to the point and nicely put across.

[@TheJimmyCage]

Thanks for your support :) We try to watch as much as we can legitimately. The Apu trilogy has been available on blu-ray and now it's also on the Criterion Channel streaming service, which we have access to. Many films are also available on Netflix or Amazon Prime, though we have to use a VPN to get access to the sortiment of other countries on those platforms. Completely new Indian movies are often shown at one specific cinema here in Vienna. And then sometimes we have to rely on KZbin, where some movies are uploaded. (Often we have to search for seperate English subtitles with that.)

[@AkhilSinghKhyalia]

@@TheJimmyCage ok. thanks. 👍

[@arupchattopadhyay7035]

His best along with Charulata

[@partgee]

Apu trilogy is truly great, though I have a soft corner for Aparajita. But again, the review was awesome. You guys are doing a fantastic job. Keep it up.

[@TheJimmyCage]

Thank you :)

[@soumyakanti17]

Thanks so much for doing this one.

[@TheJimmyCage]

It was our pleasure :)

[@my.orange]

Thanks for rection 🙏🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 From kolkata India

[@TheJimmyCage]

You are very welcome :) Love from Austria!

[@rajeshrathure3581]

Watch uyrie one of the best movie of malayalam this yr

[@TheJimmyCage]

I added it to our watch list :)

[@harinath.369]

Good one Jimmy😀

[@TheJimmyCage]

Thank you :)

[@daisybasumatary6510]

Can I get the link to the movie

[@aravindnatarajan220]

Guys add "ram" and "paradesi" two wonderful Tamil movies in your watch list

[@TheJimmyCage]

I added Paradesi to our list. But I couldn't find Ram. Do you have a link to its IMDb entry?

[@aravindnatarajan220]

@@TheJimmyCage m.imdb.com/title/tt0453190/

[@aravindnatarajan220]

Movie name is raam

[@rupasinha8374]

My fevarit movie n also letrechure.carry on bro.thank u.

[@TheJimmyCage]

You are welcome :)

[@rupasinha8374]

I am Bengali leterecher student.

[@sayanjitb]

hahaha, you misspelt that word XD

[@Hmm-gj9fl]

1st Comment

[@aprajitabist]

That awkward moment when KZbin algorithm brings you here..

[@TheJimmyCage]

Welcome :D