| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (122 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
In the late 1950s a refugee family from East Bengal, victims of the Partition, struggle for survival in the outskirts of Calcutta. Shankar, the eccentric and irresponsible eldest son, is only concerned with his music, and dreams of being a well-known singer one day. Nita, his sister, works as a private tutor while continuing her studies. The younger children, Gita and Montu, are still students. The old father teaches in a small school for a pittance. In Nita's drab life, there is only one thing to look forward to- the return of Sanat, a young scientist she hopes to marry. Sanat comes back from higher studies, and remains unemployed, struggling to continue his research. Nita encourages him, even helps him with money from her meagre earnings. But unknown to her Sanat finds himself drawn to her sister Gita, whom he had known as a child and who has now blossomed into an attractive young woman. DVD |
| Notes |
First released as a motion picture: India, 1960 |
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Filmmaker and critic Kumar Shahani wrote in Filmfare in 1976, The triangular division, taken from Tantrik abstraction, is the key to the understanding of this complex film. The inverted triangle represents in the Indian tradition, fertility and the femininity principle. The breaking up of society is visualized as a three-way division of womanhood. The three principal women characters embody the traditional aspects of feminine power. The heroine, Nita, has the preserving and nurturing quality; her sister, Gita, is the sensual woman; their mother represents the cruel aspect. Reference: 'One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography', Garland Publishing Inc., 1988. Online. http://www.filmindia.com/films/ghatak/meghe.html |
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Bengali dialogue with English subtitles |
| Credits |
Producer/director, Ritwik Ghatak ; writers, Ritwik Ghatak, Shaktipada Rajguru ; photography, Dinen Gupta ; music, Jyotirindra Moitra |
| Cast |
Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gyanesh Mukherjee, Bijon Bhattacharya, Gita De, Gita Ghatak, Dwiju Vhaawal, Niranjan Ray, Satindra Bhattacharya |
| Notes |
DVD |
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Suitable for all region players |
| Subject |
Indian motion pictures.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Ghatak, Ritwikkumar, 1925-1976.
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