Apu Trilogy

Andrew Robinson is the author of some twenty books, including 'Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye' and 'Satyajit Ray: A Vision of Cinema' (both I.B.Tauris) and is the editor of three screenplays by Ray.

'Satyajit Ray has worked with humility and complete dedication; he has gone down on his knees in the dust. And his picture has the quality of intimate, unforgettable experience.' - Lindsay Anderson on 'Pather Panchali', 1956; 'Though he's very young still, he's the Father of Indian Cinema.' - Jean Renoir on Ray, 1967; 'Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon.' - Akira Kurosawa, 1975; 'Ray's magic, the simple poetry of his images and their emotional impact, will always stay with me.' - Martin Scorsese, 1991

• AcknowledgementsList of Illustrations1. Self-taught Film-maker: Satyajit Ray’s Formative Years2. Apu in Fiction and Film: Adapting the Novels Pather Panchali and Aparajito 3. An Epic in Production: Making the Apu Trilogy 4. Working with Ravi Shankar: The Music of the Apu Trilogy5. Pather Panchali: Critique6. Aparajito: Critique7. The World of Apu: Critique8. From Calcutta to Cannes: The Reception of the Apu Trilogy9. Apu in East and West: The Trilogy and Ray TodayAppendix: Ray Talks about the Apu TrilogyReferencesFilms Directed by Satyajit RaySelect BibliographyIndex