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==Influences==
[[File:Ladri di biciclette (film).jpg|thumb|A still from ''Bicycle Thieves'', the film which inspired Ray to become a filmmaker]]
The realist narrative style of {{Lang|bn-latn|Pather Panchali}} was influenced by [[Italian neorealism]] and the works of French director [[Jean Renoir]].{{sfn|Ruberto|Wilson|2007|p=16}}{{sfn|Corrigan|White|2012|p=252}} In 1949 Renoir came to Calcutta to shoot his film ''[[The River (1951 film)|The River]]'' (1951).{{sfn|Robinson|1989|p=67}} Ray, a founding member of the [[Calcutta Film Society]] (established in 1947), helped him scout for locations in the countryside.{{sfn|Robinson|1989|p=67}} When Ray told him about his longstanding wish to film {{Lang|bn-latn|Pather Panchali}}, Renoir encouraged him to proceed.{{sfn|Ray|1996|p=17}} In 1950 Ray was sent to London by his employer, the advertising agency D.J. Keymer, to work at their headquarters. During his six months in London, he watched about 100 films.{{sfn|Robinson|1989|p=71}} Among these, [[Vittorio De Sica]]'s neorealist film ''[[Bicycle Thieves]]'' (1948) had a profound impact on him. In a 1982 lecture, Ray said that he had come out of the theatre determined to become a filmmaker.{{sfn|Robinson|1989|p=71}} The film made him believe that it was possible to make realistic cinema that was [[location shooting|shot on location]] with an amateur cast.{{sfn|Ray|1996|p=25}}
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