Pather Panchali (1955)
Directed by Satyajit Ray · Cinematography by Subrata Mitra
125 min65 frames
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What is Pather Panchali about?
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life.
Pather Panchali is a 1955 Indian drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name. The film stars Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, and Chunibala Devi in leading roles. As the first instalment of The Apu Trilogy, the film depicts the childhood hardships of the protagonist Apu and his elder sister Durga amid the harsh realities of rural poverty. The film is widely acclaimed as a classic of Indian cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films in the history of cinema.
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What does the cinematography of Pather Panchali look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, Pather Panchali builds its coverage from medium shots (35% of the sample), with close-ups (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Subrata Mitra keeps 74% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1950s.
What is the color palette of Pather Panchali?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Pather Panchali (1955) are #030303, #2e2e2e, #8e8e8e, #6f6f6f, #4c4c4c, #cccccc — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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