Initially filming took place only on Sunday's due to the director's job at an ad agency, though this changed during this work's three year production.
After seeing a 15 to 20 minute silent rough cut of this film John Huston recommended it for release in the U.S. Initially filming took place only on Sunday's due to the director's job at an ad agency, though this changed during this work's three year production. In the final climactic scene the mother's weeping is emphasized by the high notes of the tarshahnai and follows the return of her husband. Happier scenes include the family's two children following the sweet seller through their town and their running through a flower field while chasing a train. The elderly Indir's death is assumed to be inevitable, but the death of Sarabjaya and Harihar's daughter causes them to leave their village by the end of this film, the first of a trilogy.  For 10 points, name this work which introduced the young Bengali boy Apu, the first film by Satyajit Ray.
After seeing a 15 to 20 minute silent rough cut of this film John Huston recommended it for release in the U.S.
Pather Panchali (or The Song of the Little Road or The Lament of the Path)