A Long Time on the Little Road
Pather Panchali
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14m
In 1957, director Satyajit Ray wrote an article for the British magazine “Sight & Sound” about the making of PATHER PANCHALI. Shortly thereafter, critic Gideon Bachmann recorded Ray reading his account aloud. That audio recording is presented here.
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