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The Cloud-Capped Star
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Directed by: Ritwik Ghatak
Featuring: Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Bijon Bhattacharya, Gita De, Gita Ghatak, Dwiju Bhawal, Niranjan Roy
Arguably Ghatak’s finest work, The Cloud-Capped Star is a dark melodrama set in late 1950s Calcutta about a refugee family and the struggle of Nita, the oldest daughter, to keep them afloat and together. It is a bitter critique of the family as institution and also of the harsh social and economic conditions arising from Partition – the trauma that defined Ghatak as an artist. With its sparse script, audacious expressionist soundtrack and a startling cinematic elegance, The Cloud-Capped Star is undoubtedly a modern masterpiece – infinitely compassionate and humane while remaining resolutely unsentimental.
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Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
2 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Bengali Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480i/59.94
Subtitles:
English
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Types of Supplements Included: Introduction, Text
- Filmed introduction by Derek Malcolm
- Director Biography
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