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The World of Apu (1959) — Stream on Max · CriticCrunch

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The World of Apu

Movie1959·105 min

The World of Apu

Directed by Satyajit Ray

A drama film directed by Satyajit Ray.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 5%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.1/10

285 ratings

About The World of Apu

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: grief and loss, coming of age, mid century, international, small town, urban, romantic partners, group found family, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, tragedy arc, slow burn reveal, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Satyajit Ray
Language: Bangla

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty

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How The World of Apu Ranks

All movies

Top 5%

1950s movies

Top 11%

★Drama movies

Top 5%

1950s Drama movies

Top 11%

Satyajit Ray films#1 of 6

Satyajit Ray's highest-rated film — Top 5% of Drama movies.

the vibe

The World of Apu Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnest

contemplative

gritty

What it's about

fish out of watertragedy arcslow-burn revealgrief & losscoming of ageoutsider misfiteverymanromantic partnersgroup found familysweeping romanceinternationalsmall townurbanmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet