Overview
- The Criterion Collection posted a nearly five-minute Closet video this weekend showing Nolan browsing the archive and selecting The Apu Trilogy while calling Satyajit Ray “one of the greatest Indian filmmakers.”
- Nolan said Pather Panchali “blew my mind” and added that he has not yet seen the trilogy’s second and third films and is eager to complete the story.
- The comments fit a long-standing pattern in Nolan’s work of citing older films as creative reference points, including his past note that Fritz Lang’s The Testament of Dr Mabuse informed his approach to The Dark Knight.
- Nolan made the Closet appearance while promoting The Odyssey in India, where some outlets have reported the film has crossed the ₹100 crore mark at the box office; that figure is reported by media and not confirmed as an official studio release.
- The spotlight from a major contemporary director and the Criterion platform is driving renewed global interest in Ray’s Apu Trilogy, which could prompt higher viewership, restorations, and new curation of classic Indian cinema.