It's a shame that nobody here in India has given a shit about preserving his work

You can screenshot any shot from Ray's movie and frame it on your wall.

I can't tell you how grateful I feel to have seen this clip on KZfaq. I lived in Berkeley from 1961 to 1969, when it had two or three movie theaters that showed many classics of world cinema; there was another such then in Menlo Park near Palo Alto and Stanford. I believe Apu had been released the same year I'd graduated from high school, 1959. In Berkeley and Menlo Park I sat through all three films at one time on 4 occasions by the time I was 23 (1965); by then I could anticipate almost every line of dialogue. I was already a big fan of Ravi Shankar. I found the story--even with English subtitles--the cinematography, the music, the direction, and the acting so absorbing that I felt each time that I had entered the world of Apu and his family. I am rarely given to pompous pronouncements, but I recall saying to myself, as I left the theater after my 4th viewing, "This is Art with a capital A!" I have never seen the trilogy since. I bought it twice on VHS --the first version was in bad focus, with unreadable subtitles--and now I must get the new Criterion release on DVD (I had not heard about the burning of the negatives--though I recall when Ray won an Oscar, not long before he died). The only works of art that have moved me more are in the realm of music (think, especially, Bach, Beethoven, Bartok, and Britten--my four Bs). I think one reason I haven't seen the trilogy since I was 23 is the investment of time and attention required, and a hesitation to approach a work I consider sacred: the same reasons I rarely play a recording of Bach's "St. Matthew Passion." Though there are many great films I've never seen, of the ones I have only a couple seem to me to come near to the trilogy: Resnais's "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" (clearly 2nd place; the greatest antiwar film, I think, that I've seen), and, probably in 3rd, Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc." Maybe it is time to watch the trilogy again. I know beyond a doubt that it will have stood the test of time, of my maturity and (I hope) increased wisdom, and of a much wider experience of cinema.

Feeling ashamed as an Indian. The academy did what we should have done. Big thank you to the academy. A big salute to your faith.

As a Bengali witnessing the slow sad demise of our glorious culture I would like to express my whole hearted gratitude to the hardworking folks at academy originals for bringing this masterpiece a new lease of life. All of you are my heroes.

I am strongly missing a heart button in KZfaq.

As a cinephile, this moves me to tears.

I want to thank Academy and people for doing this and showing so much love and care for Ray's work. Feel honored as a fellow Indian.

that cinematography is pretty insane

he made films on 20 th century. it is 21st. but , still , i think only few indians can digest his creations. mr . ray is just not the cup of tea for bollywood masala movie lovers. thank you.

Thank You, as a film lover from India because our govt. doesn't give two shits about preserving anything,unless they are religious.

As an Indian and as a film enthusiast, I sincerely say Thank You. It's very rare to see Indian films be restored with such care, especially at 4K resolution scans. Thank you for helping preserve an incredible piece of art.

Where are my fellow bengalis who will beat their chest, take pride in the "culture and heritage we have ". Kajer kaj ta shei firingi rai kore dilo

Wow. Great project! If you look at pre 1970's film, Indian, European, whatever, I'm always struck by the respect they grant to the individual human actors. The pace is slower...like a heartbeat. It seems that people were honored in manner that we don't see today.

Thank you Academy Film Archive. Thank you Criterion Collection. Thank you L'Immagine Ritrovata. And thanks to each and every individual who worked tirelessly to bring this masterpiece again back to life.

love from Bangladesh! Satyajit Ray is the legend!

Words cannot describe how I feel about this project. Satyajit Ray was an exceptional creator - not just of films. Thank you for doing this.

Amazing! Thank you!

I just saw Pather Panchali, and now I'm so grateful to all of these film historians, technicians, executives and artists from all over the world (except apparently India!) who labored to ensure that Ray's legacy would not be lost. Amazing to think how easily it could all have disappeared!

"Satyajit Ray" a true ray of light which will always be travelling across the stream of human memory.These r the genuinely commited people.

It's a shame our own people lost the importance of these restorations. But i am glad that the world still remembers and that will do for now. People will still remember Satyajit Ray. The last bright star of the Ray family.

Even though they've been on my watch-list for a very long, I've have never seen The Apu Trilogy, but this video just warms my heart. I've loved movies ever since I was in grade school and I have dreams of one day making my own. And Iit's amazing to see how much these people care about cinema and preserving great films.

being from Bengal and growing up watching his movies and reading his detective novels never knew what he really was when I was younger, now getting goosebumps when seeing that Academy is making so great efforts to preserve his films

I am literally crying right now... thnk you Academy and every single person who worked for this project.... the world owe you.. as a cinephile i am in-depth to you...

Thank you Academy ! Ray himself has expressed how he has learnt a lot from Hollywood movies. Now with this restoration effort Academy ensured that it not only helped Ray in the early years of his filmmaking but also helped to preserve his legacy for the next generation.

Regardless Bangladesh or india, he was an asset for Bengal. I have watched this trilogy in 4k. Thak just a word to express my gratitude.

Huge respect to Oscar for preserving the movies of our legendary director Satyajit Ray. It's very shameful for us that nobody did this in india 😞

Heartiest congratulations to the entire team for this amazing effort.Having seen these films while studying at the Film Institute Of India at Pune and later working as the chief assistant to Ray's DOP Subrata Mitra,I am extremely delighted for this great effort.A BIG THANKS to all the great people for restoring these masterpieces of Great Mr.Ray.

THANK YOU....you didn't just saved a film,you saved the TRUE INDIAN CULTURE & CINEMA !!!

Thank you to all the selfless people....your works means a lot to this generation and may be the upcoming generations

6:45 stole my heart

U just put a smile on my face... SATYAJIT RAY - A legend and made films ahead of its time, a visionary, a poet, a musician, an Orator, a painter, a Caligraphist, a Narrator, a Writer, a cinematographer, a Director, lastly a Filmmaker... In one word word "genius" Thanks Academy for restoring his work, his work is a gem in film world...

I literally got tears in my eyes seeing what Academy is doing for arts. As an indian and an artist I have no words enough to thank you guys. You're the heroes.

And here we're busy preserving student of the year, really this didn't deserve us he was the greatest film maker ever in the whole world if he was born 50 years later he would have shown us such science fictions which would have made even inception look like kid

This why the WEST is always better than the east. Their dedication towards their jobs is next to none. Being a die hard Satyajit fan this was giving me goosebumps. THANK YOU for saving these "ones in a lifetime " creations. Hats off to your tremendous hard work and dedication.

Huge respect for preserving those gems. I still have the 4k version of Apu's Trilogy and Aparajita. When I first saw the 4k version i was speechless due to the extremely beautiful quality of the film.

True art has no boundaries. Satyajit Ray was and will remain to be one of the finest film makers of all times. On behalf of all his fans, I can say that there are not enough words to thank AO for taking up this extremely challenging work of restoration of his master pieces.

Watching this brought a tear to my eye. Thank you to every single person responsible in some way or the other in the restoration of the greatest trilogy in Indian cinema. Thank you from the bottom of my heart... not for the end product... (which is in itself a MASSIVE achievement)... but for the effort put in to achieve the end product! My eternal salutations to you!

It's incredible and almost surreal to witness the dedication of these people and their love for cinema. It's a blessing to have people like these around in the world; the majority of people of the country these films are from does not seem to care, too absorbed in their mainstream crap

Please Restore “Hirok Rajar Deshe” one of the most amazing masterpieces from Satyajit Ray.

This whole effort is driven by the love and respect to Arts.....unknown to Indian government

Gives me chills of how oblivious we are about his work and yet he is celebrated so highly elsewhere.

My roots are kurdish. I was born in Germany and living here. I started to get in the film business and since I met Satyajit Ray, he has been the North Star for me that guides me

As an Indian, a Bengali, and a cinephile, I don't know how to thank you! My eyes are literally moist while I'm watching this! Thanks to the Academy, Criterion and all the wonderful people who have taken this noble endeavor! Preservation and restoration of Art are as sacred as the making of it.

As an Indian, I cannot thank you enough for all your hard work and effort to save his legacy.

Kudos to the Academy & Criterion for this restoration process. What boggles my mind is why an Indian company never thought of doing it first. I know the funds are limited compared to the West but surely the Indian film industry could have collectively came together to honor the work of one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of world cinema.

As a Bengali and a movie lover, I am grateful to you all for doing this work, to preserve Ray's films. Trust me, nobody in India would give a shit about this painstaking process.

Sincere gratitude for undertaking this!

Thank you so much for all the efforts of preserving this masterpiece.

THANK YOU. Your contributions will be celebrated for years to come.

Thank you Academy..Thank you to all the hardworking restorers.

Just AWESOME! A big thank to the entire team from the bottom of my heart.

What a brilliant work, thank you so much.

Thanks ton; The amount of time and effort the entire team has put is commendable;

Thank you, Academy. Thank you so much.

This is absolutely amazing! My heart is filled with such warmth and appreciation for every single person in the process of restoring Ray's films. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

Thanks a lot guys for your tremendous efforts.

What you did is incredible and beyond praises! An act of faith, indeed.

Thank you very much for restoring these beautiful works of Ray. Your hard work and dedication is really appreciated.

Thank you "Academy" guys from the depth of my heart! I feel lucky that I ended up seeing this video! You guys are truly magicians! I had tears while I was watching this. Hats off guys...

Thank you so much academy for saving Ray's work.

Thank you for preserving these masterpieces.

Thanks a lot . Really appreciate your hard work for the preservation of such masterpieces!!

Thank you to all the people responsible for these restorations. We are the lucky beneficiaries of your efforts. You should be proud that you were part of keeping these great movies alive.

Thank you for doing this. Thank you to everyone who worked in this project.

Kudos to the people behind the restoration work. It really made me wanna see these movies :D

Thank you Academy. Thank you from bottom of my heart.

Hats off to you guys for the phenomenal work.. Ray will be remembered 👏

A remarkable resurrection of an essential set of films. I got the bluray set a few months ago and I can't express enough how grateful as a viewer to be able to see these films in this quality. Just amazing.

Thank you so much from a city where Ray was born. You guys nailed it.

All great accomplishments are after all a leap of faith... So proud and thankful to The Academy and The Criterion Collection for taking this painstaking journey. I had the privilege of watching the Restored Apu Trilogy at Mumbai International Film Festival this year and it surely was one of the most enthralling experiences ever!

you have no idea how much I personally appreciated this. watching the apu trilogy was a major highlight of my life.

Thankyou!!! For preserving, reviving and validating his work's immortality.

Thanks a lot academy....forever grateful❤️

You guys did some incredible job! I thank you all, for your hard workmanship.

Filmmaking is one of the newest art forms, just like restoring a painting in my opinion I think film is equally as important and I'm stoked to see people taking the time to do this! A massive thank you :)

Immense talent,dedication and reverence in the service of a cinematic genius. Thank you!

Thanks for reviving this movie. I saw it recently and can't explain how amazing it was. A must watch for everyone.

Thank you so so much for delivering Ray’s masterpiece to the world. Much 💕 love, from Sussex, England.

Thank you looks cheap here, this is one of the greatest works by Academy. Immense hard work guys truly appreciated.

Being a Ray admirer, I can't find words to thank these heroes, who have done such a great job. Eternally grateful to all of them.

ita just so heartwarming, watching their efforts to preserve a Legend's legacy.. in awe!

Thank you so much for preserving these pearls🙏

Amazing and highly appreciated. thank you!

you guys are going a great job it feels so good to have people like you ,who dont let the art die

Thank you so much. You've all set an example of what institutions in general are meant for- to serve people and give them what they need, instead of whatever maximizes profits. I have such deep respect for everyone who took the responsibility of this task :)

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the tremendous work.

WoW congrats to the whole team for their 'act of faith'...All facets of life should constantly be considered with as much care and devotion! Bless

Thank you, sincerely. You brought me to tears. Thank you, from India

This, brought tears in my eyes. The sheer hard work will forever be appreciated by those who really have devoted their lives to movies. Thanks academy, thanks criterion for preserving them so cautiously.

Thank you for this tremendous job👍🏻👍🏻

Great people i couldn't thank you more and more for what you have done. Thank you very much. You all are amazing people.

THank You Academy....Thank you

Thank you for the restoration.I am eager to see his Calcutta Trilogy to be on the restoration list as well.

Amazing how the academy values talent from all over the world. The countries these gems are from often fail to do that. Keep it up.

Hats off guys. Thank you very very much.

The video actually made me tear up. I love Pather Panchali and the sequels and it was heart wrenching when that fire happened. For the films to be available in ideal screening condition is just wonderful. Thank you Criteria Collection and film preservers everywhere.

Love to people who done this restoration, Thank you all

a huge amount of love and respect for your remarkable effort you have made for this great master's work of creativity. i' m from bengal live in Kolkata........on behalf of all of us in bengal.....many thanks and appreciations for your work.

As just an aspiring Director from India, this is one of the best vids of Ray I've seen lately. Both his movies, and his Feluda (Crime Fiction) stories are great. 💙