# The World of Apu (1959)

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**Original title**: *অপুর সংসার*
**Runtime**: 105 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Satyajit Ray
**Written by**: Satyajit Ray
**Starring**: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee, Sefalika Devi, Belarani Devi

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The Graduate meets rural Bengal. A disenchanted grad gets a last-minute wedding invite forcing him to confront stasis. Ray’s melancholy third act centers on Soumitra Chatterjee’s quiet unraveling.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn, tender

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