The World of Apu: Difference between revisions

==Reception and legacy==

[[File:President John F. Kennedy and others arrive at Dupont Theater for film screening.jpg|thumb|U.S. President [[John F. Kennedy]] arrives at the Dupont Theater in [[Washington, D.C.]] for a screening of the film, 16 February 1961.]]

At [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''The World of Apu'' has a 96% fresh rating based on an aggregate of 27 reviews with an average score of 9.04/10. Its critic's consensus states: "Achingly poignant, beautifully shot, and evocatively atmospheric, ''The World of Apu'' closes out Satyajit Ray's classic trilogy on a high note".<ref name="Ref_">{{Rotten Tomatoes|id=world_of_apu}}</ref> In 1992, ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' (the [[British Film Institute]]'s film magazine) ranked ''The Apu Trilogy'' at #88 in its Critics' Poll list of [[Films considered the greatest ever|all-time greatest films]].<ref name=Caldwell>{{cite web|author=Aaron and Mark Caldwell|title=Sight and Sound|publisher=Top 100 Movie Lists|year=2004|url=http://www.geocities.com/aaronbcaldwell/dimsscri.html|access-date=2009-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729180509/http://geocities.com/aaronbcaldwell/dimsscri.html|archive-date=2009-07-29}}</ref> ''The World of Apu'' appeared in ''1982 Sight & Sound Poll of Greatest Films of All Time'' ranked at #42.<ref>{{cite web|title=SIGHT AND SOUND 1982 RANKING OF FILMS|url=http://www.geocities.com/the7thart/1982.html|access-date=29 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022225459/http://geocities.com/the7thart/1982.html|archive-date=22 October 2009}}</ref> In 2002, a combined list of ''Sight & Sound'' critics' and directors' poll results ranked ''The World of Apu'' at #93 in the list.<ref name="Ref_2002">{{cite web|title=2002 Sight & Sound Top Films Survey of 253 International Critics & Film Directors|publisher=Cinemacom|year=2002|url=http://www.cinemacom.com/2002-sight-sound.html|access-date=2009-04-19|archive-date=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604162906/http://www.cinemacom.com/2002-sight-sound.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1998, the [[Asian cinema|Asian film]] magazine ''[[Cinemaya]]'''s critics' poll of all-time greatest films ranked ''The Apu Trilogy'' at #7 on the list.<ref name="Totaro2003">{{Cite journal|title=The "Sight & Sound" of Canons|first=Donato|last=Totaro|journal=Offscreen Journal|publisher=[[Canada Council|Canada Council for the Arts]]|date=31 January 2003|url=http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/new_offscreen/canon.html|access-date=2009-04-19|archive-date=5 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905112318/http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/new_offscreen/canon.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, ''[[The Village Voice]]'' ranked ''The Apu Trilogy'' at #54 in its Top 250 "Best Films of the Century" list, based on a poll of critics.<ref name="Ref_1999">{{cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/take/one/full_list.php3?category=10 |title=Take One: The First Annual Village Voice Film Critics' Poll |access-date=2006-07-27|year=1999 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826201343/http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/take/one/full_list.php3?category=10|archive-date= 2007-08-26}}</ref> The film was selected as the Indian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[32nd Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</ref>