satyajit ray restrospective at the rich mix, bethnal green E1

Sun 8- Sun 29 Nov/ 2pm/ screen 3/ £6/ £5 concs - to book tickets click here

Sun 8 Nov
Pather Panchali
When Apu’s father leaves the city to pursue a dream he leaves a wife and kids to fend for themselves.

Sun 15 Nov
Aparajito
Apu gains a scholarship to college however his mother is torn between seeing her son succeed and being left alone.

Sun 22 Nov
The World of Apu
Apu becomes a man and decides to become a writer, however terrible tragedy awaits him as he takes a bride.

Sun 29 Nov
2 Daughters
Ray’s rarely-seen film is a humane look at love and loss.

Pather Panchali ( 16th november 7.45pm

Pather Panchali - Dulwich picture gallery SE21 - 16th november 7.45pm

Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich, London, SE21 7AD.

Introdcution by author Andrew Robinson, friend and biographer of director Satyajit Ray.  The first in Ray's Apu Trilogy, Panther Panchali depictsthe struggle for survival of a family, in particular 2 children, in rural Bengal in the 1920's.  Made on a shoestring budget, it nevertheles won the "Best Human Document" at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival and today is considered one of the greatest films ever, a moving an poetic testament to the uncertainties of life and the transcendence of the human spirit.

Includes beer and food generously supplied by Ganapti, South Indian Kitchen, Peckham

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Directorspective - satyajit ray - 1st feb - 22nd feb - the barbican london

The Barbican are hosting a short 'directorspective' of Ray's work from Sunday 1st Feb to Sunday 22nd Feb as listed below.  For further details and directions to the Barbican please click here...

1ST FEB 14:00 Cinema 3

PATHER PANCHALI (Sonng of the Road)

8TH FEB 14:00 Cinema 3

DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST (Aranyer Din Ratri)

15th FEB 14:00 Cinema 3

COMPANY LIMITED (Seemabaddha) Ray's biting critique of the Indian middle class

22ND FEB 14:00 Cinema 3

THE CHESS PLAYERS (Shatranj Ke Khilari) Richard Atteborough and Saeed Jaffrey give mesmeric perfomances in one of Ray's most beautiful films.

days and nights in the forest sat 7th feb - the ritzy london

 Days and Nights in The Forest 4pm Saturday 7th Feb.  Click here for cinema details...

pather panchali -saturday 21st feb - the gate cinema, London

Pather Panchali 1.30pm Saturday 21st Feb. Click here for cinema details..

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PREVIOUS SCREENINGS:- 

 THE WORLD OF APU

THE KING OF DIAMONDS 3rd June, 5pm at The Brady Arts Centre as part of the Rainbow Film Society's Festival Focusing on Asian Film.  The Brady Arts Centre, 192 - 196 Hanbury Street, London E1  Tel: 020 7364 7900 

THE CHESS PLAYERS 28th May, 12 noon at Genesis Cinema as part of the Rainbow Film Society's Festival Focusing on Asian Film - all screenings £3.  Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Road, London E1  Tel: 020 7780 2000

PATHER PANCHALI at  BFI SOUTHBANK 3rd & 7th May  

PATHER PANCHALI PLAYS AT THE SHOWROOM CINEMA, SHEFFIELD 19TH JULY