Description |
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
|
digital rdatr |
|
optical rdarm |
|
monaural rdacpc |
|
video file rdaft |
|
Blu-ray |
|
region A rdare |
|
Motion picture |
System Details |
Blu-ray; region A, requires Blu-ray player; Aspect ratio 1.37:1; Monaural. |
Language |
Bengali dialogue; English subtitles. |
Note |
Title from container. |
|
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. |
Cast |
Supriya Choudhury. |
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. |
Subject |
Families -- India -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
|
|
Parent and child -- India -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
|
|
Happiness -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
|
|
India -- Videodiscs. |
Genre |
Drama.
|
|
Feature films.
|
|
Fiction films.
|
|
Feature films.
|
|
Fiction films.
|
|
Blu-ray discs.
|
Added Author |
Ghatak, Ritwikkumar, 1925-1976, film director.
|
|
Supriẏā Debī, 1933- actor.
|
|
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
|
Added Title |
Meghe dhaka tara |
ISBN |
9781681436210 |
Standard No. |
715515233415 |
Music No. |
CC3059BD The Criterion Collection |
|