Satyajit Ray (1921-92) is widely regarded as one of the world's finest filmakers. He made some thirty-seven features, documentaries, and shorts, including the Apu Trilogy. A graphic artist, calligrapher, musician, and writer, he sketched out each scene before he shot it, scored his films' music, and wrote the screenplays - some based on his own stories. He received many great honors, including the special Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, the French Legion of Honor medal, and the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Ray's first film, Pather Panchali, which was first screened in 1955 at MOMA in New York, without subtitles, to rave reviews.