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Title:
The cloud-capped star [DVD video] = Meghe ḍhākā tārā
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Edition:
DVD special edition.
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations)
ISBN:
9781681436227
Abstract:
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.
General Note:
Title from screen and credits from subtitles and container. Title and credits in Bengali script.
Title from container.
From a story by Shaktipada Rajguru.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.
Aspect ratio 1.37:1.
Special features: New 2K digital restoration; new conversation between filmmakers Saeed Akhtar Mirza and Kumar Shahani; stills gallery; new English subtitle translation; plus, an essay by film scholar Ira Bhaskar.
Performers:
Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gyanesh Mukherjee, Bijon Bhattacharya, Gita Dey, Gita Ghatak, Dwiju Bhawal, Niranjan Ray.
Technical Details:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 4:3 presentation; Dolby digital monaural.
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Language:
Bengali
Additional Language:
In Bengali with optional English subtitles.
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Audience:
Rating: Not rated. No CHV rating available.
