Virtual Film Club

Program Type:

Film Club

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Virtual Film Club

Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. Registration is required. Zoom Invites will be sent out via email.

Event Details

This month's film is Pather Panchali (1955) directed by Satyajit Ray

Additional Resources:

GENERAL

Official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Pather+Panchali+

Turner Classic Movies: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/86373/pather-panchali#overview

REVIEWS 

Dennis Schwartz (1998): https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/patherpanchali/

Tom Dawson (BBC Films) (2002): https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/04/23/pather_panchali_1955_review.shtml

Edward Guthmann (SF Chronicle) (1995): https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-REVIEW-Pather-Tells-Story-With-Simple-3026737.php

Helen Bower (Detroit Free Press) (1959): https://www.newspapers.com/article/77080023/pather-panchali/

Jimmy Cage and Deniz the Buddymeister review PATHER PANCHALI (2019):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5unbCocwE-E (approximately 9½ minutes)

(reviews of the Apu Trilogy)

Roger Ebert (2001): https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-the-apu-trilogy-1959

Richard Phillips (World Socialist Web Site) (2001): https://www.wsws.org/en/art icles/2001/08/sff2-a02.html

ADDITIONAL READING

Essay by Brian Eggert (Deep Focus Review) (2018): https://deepfocusreview.com/definitives/pather-panchali/

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR  --  Satyajit Ray  (1921-1992)

Official Webpage: https://satyajitray.org/

Andrew Robinson (British Council/India): https://web.archive.org/web/20060104143026/http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-connecting-august2005-westindia-satyajit-ray.htm

OTHER RESOURCES

BOOKS:    

791.43  Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood’s Golden Age at the American Film Insitute  [The chapter on Satyajit Ray begins on page 654]

641.5 Saran, Suvir. Indian Home Cooking: A Fresh Introduction to Indian Food, with more than 200 recipes  [Only one example of the numerous books on Indian cuisine in the BAPL collection]

 

All links current as of 07-13-2023