The Song of the Little Road
Why films endure, Why films perish. How Satyajit Ray's films did both.
2003 | 70m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Priyanka Kumar |
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| Writer: | Priyanka Kumar |
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| Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece the Apu Trilogy is widely considered one of the most important works in cinema history. In 1992, Ray was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Oscar. But when film-preservationist David Sheppard volunteered to go to Bengal, he found the original negatives in a terrible state. “It’s hard to think of another world-class filmmaker”, says Sheppard, “whose oeuvre hangs by such a thin thread!” The Song of the Little Road tells the story of how a master’s body of work came so close to disintegration, and why Ray’s films move audiences so deeply across time and cultural boundaries. Three icons – director Martin Scorsese, producer Ismail Merchant, and music composer Ravi Shankar – illustrate stirringly what makes a masterpiece. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 30, 2003 |
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| Director: | Priyanka Kumar |
| Writer: | Priyanka Kumar |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Davlat Khudanazarov | Self |
| Ismail Merchant | Self |
| Partha Mitter | Self |
| Michael Pogorzelski | Self |
| Peter Rainer | Self |
| Martin Scorsese | Self |
| Ravi Shankar | Self |
| David Shepard | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Priyanka Kumar | Writer, Director |
| Nicholas Hay | Cinematography |
| Geraud Brisson | Editor |
| Myrto Makrides | Cinematography |
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| Priyanka Kumar | Producer |
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