Discussion: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (Satyajit Ray, 1955, India)
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Consider the following questions about Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali (1955) and share your comments in the thread below. Continue checking the discussion threads to read your classmates comments. Find opportunities to reply with your thoughts to their posts, so we can have a mutual exchange of ideas and engage in discussion together about the film. At the end of the week, your instructor will post additional research from various critics and film reviews, so be sure to view those as well.
How would you apply the tenets of Indian Parallel Cinema to this film? Cite specific examples from the film to support your conclusions.
Describe how the film explores in various ways the life of an impoverished family. What statement might the film be making about poverty?
How does the natural world figure into the film? What role does nature play and how is it portrayed?
What questions, if any, do you have about the material from this unit?
