Ashutosh Nayak

Absolutely loved the first hour and forty-five minutes of the film, but after that it keeps on dragging. this affects the pacing a lot, it was really annoying because everything before that point was pretty much perfect.

This second installment in the Apu trilogy is not only better than the first one in all aspects, cinematography, direction, acting, screenplay etc but it also goes deep in the emotion. This is a tear jerker, I don't think I've cried this much in a film. I cried for the entire last half of the film, right after Apu shifts to Calcutta. A must watch especially for anyone who thinks Indian cinema never produced art!

Really weird, surreal, vibrant, sci-fi cult-esque and all of it just works somehow. I was surprised how perfectly paced and unpredictable it is. Reminded me of The Warriors(1979).