The World of Apu story

movie: The World of Apu (1959) · 1959-05-01

The World of Apu is a 1959 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. It is the third part of The Apu Trilogy, about the childhood and early adulthood of a young Bengali named Apu in the early twentieth century Indian subcontinent. (The first two parts of the trilogy are Pather Panchali and Aparajito.) The film is based on the last two-thirds of the 1932 Bengali novel, Aparajito, by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay.

10 total · 6 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
career choice major Apu choose life as a vagabond instead of various more honorable and profitable pursuits
coping with the death of a spouse major Apu's new bride died suddenly and he was devastated.
creative writing major Apu was an intense writer until he threw it all away.
facing financial ruin major Apu had to leave school and got evicted for not having mone
father and son major Apu was in the end reconciled with his son whom he had spent five years neglecting
paternal love major we heard that Apu conspicuously felt no love for his son. then we saw him discover it.
arranged marriage minor mother put stop to the ceremony when she found the arranged groom to be mad and they quickly arranged for Apu to take his place
contemplating suicide minor Apu nearly threw himself under a train
friendship minor Apu spoke at length to his friend about writing and other things
marriage ceremony minor Apu attended an elaborate Indian wedding ceremony