| Description |
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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| Description |
digital rdatr |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion colleciton ; 993. |
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Criterion collection ; 993.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1, aspect ratio 1.37:1 presentation; monaural. |
| Cast |
Supriya Choudhury, Saswata Chatterjee, Ananya Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Bidipta Chakraborty, Subhasish Mukherjee. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Soumik Haldar ; editor, Raviranjan Maitra ; music, Debajyoti Mishra. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. |
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Title and credits from subtitles and container. Title and credits in Bengali script. |
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Aspect ratio 1.37:1. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Directed by the visionary Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, tells the story of a family that has been uprooted by the Partition of India and come to depend on its eldest daughter, the self-sacrificing Neeta. She watches helplessly as her own hopes and desires are pushed aside time and again by those of her siblings and parents, until all her chances for happiness evaporate, leaving her crushed and ailing. |
| Note |
Special features: New 2K digital restoration; New conversation between filmmakers; Still gallery; New English subtitle translation; Plus, an essay by film scholar. |
| Language |
In Bengali with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Families -- India -- Drama.
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Parent and child -- India -- Drama.
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Happiness -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Ghatak, Ritwikkumar, 1925-1976, film director.
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Mukherjee, Kamaleswar, screenwriter.
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Mohta, Shrikant, film producer.
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Soni, Mahendra, film producer.
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Supriẏā Debī, 1933- actor.
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Chatterjee Saswata, actor.
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Chatterjea, Ananya, actor.
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Mishra, Debojyoti, composer (expression)
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Shree Venkatesh Films (Firm), production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Note |
Bengali title: Meghe Dhaka Tara |
| Standard No. |
715515233514 |
| ISBN |
9781681436227 |
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1681436221 |
| Music No. |
CC3060DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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