Rent The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
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- Synopsis:
- Arguably Ghatak's finniest work, The Cloud-Capped Star is dark melodrama set in late Fifties 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 Start is undoubtedly a modern masterpiece – infinitely compassionate and human while remaining resolutely unsentimental.
- Actors:
- Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Niranjan Ray, Gita Ghatak, Bijon Bhattacharya, Gita Dey, Dwiju Bhawal, Gyanesh Mukherjee, Ranen Ray Choudhury, Abhi Bhattacharya
- Directors:
- Ritwik Ghatak
- Writers:
- Rabindranath Tagore, Ritwik Ghatak
- Aka:
- Meghe Dhaka Tara
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals
- Countries:
- India
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Reviews (1) of The Cloud-Capped Star
A thought provoking portrayal of how some people sacrifice their all for the good of the family. - The Cloud-Capped Star review by RM
I have not read this story, Meghe Dhaka Tara, by Shaktipada Rajguru (not Tagore as stated above).
Seemingly, the film shows how characters are formed/(de)formed by extreme poverty. But in my opinion, it also shows how some people, driven by their noble nature , are prepared to make whatever sacrifice is required of them, even when they know they are being exploited by other family members. (I know of several similar situations in both eastern and western families, so it is not a cultural thing, rather a demonstration of the noble human nature. On a larger scale, when the 'family' is the whole society/country some people have risen to the challenge of sacrificing their whole life.)
Very well acted. Direction of the period.
A thought-provoking film, albeit sad.