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The Song of the Little Road

Why films endure, Why films perish. How Satyajit Ray's films did both.

2003★ 10.0 · 11h 10mDocumentary

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Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece the Apu Trilogy is widely considered one of the most important works in cinema history. In 1992, Ray was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Oscar. But when film-preservationist David Sheppard volunteered to go to Bengal, he found the original negatives in a terrible state. “It’s hard to think of another world-class filmmaker”, says Sheppard, “whose oeuvre hangs by such a thin thread!” The Song of the Little Road tells the story of how a master’s body of work came so close to disintegration, and why Ray’s films move audiences so deeply across time and cultural boundaries. Three icons – director Martin Scorsese, producer Ismail Merchant, and music composer Ravi Shankar – illustrate stirringly what makes a masterpiece.

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Martin Scorsese
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Ismail Merchant
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Ravi Shankar
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Davlat Khudanazarov
as Self

Michael Pogorzelski
as Self

David Shepard
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Peter Rainer
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Partha Mitter
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The Song of the Little Road

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