The Song of the Little Road

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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70 min

Cast

Davlat Khudanazarov

as Self

Ismail Merchant

as Self

Partha Mitter

as Self

Michael Pogorzelski

as Self

Peter Rainer

as Self

Martin Scorsese

as Self

Ravi Shankar

as Self

David Shepard

as Self

Director

Priyanka Kumar