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Director:
Ritwik Ghatak
Writers:
Ritwik Ghatak (screenplay)
Ritwik Ghatak (story)
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Release Date:
1965 (India) more
Genre:
Drama more
User Comments:
A masterpiece of world cinema more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Abhi Bhattacharya ... Ishwar Chakraborty
Madhabi Mukherjee ... Shita
Satindra Bhattacharya ... Abhiram as adult
Bijon Bhattacharya ... Haraprasad
Indrani Chakrabarty ... Little Shita
Sriman Tarun ... Abhiram as boy
Jahar Ray ... Mukherjee
Pitambar ... Rambilas
Sriman Ashok Bhattacharya ... Binu
Sita Mukherjee ... Kajal Didi
Radha Govinda Ghosh ... Manager
Abinash Bannerjee ... Hari Babu
Gita Dey ... Koushalya (as Gita De)
Umanath Bhattacharya ... Akhil Babu
Arun Chowdhury ... Gurudev
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Golden Thread (International: English title)
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Runtime:
143 min | 128 min (BFI print)
Country:
India
Language:
Bengali
Filming Locations:
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Company:
J.J. Films more

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Follows Komal Gandhar (1961) more

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16 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
A masterpiece of world cinema, 22 February 2002
10/10
Author: meitschi from Vienna, Austria

I've seen this film recently at the Ritwik Ghatak retrospective in the Vienna Filmmuseum in February 2002. I only can say: a masterpiece. A real discovery.

After having seen this extraordinary film, I can't understand why Ghatak's genius was hardly appreciated in his lifetime, why it had to take so long to rediscover him as one of the most amazing film directors of the 20th century.

The beautiful and heart-wrenching story tells about a family of Hindu refugees from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) who struggle to find a new home in West Bengal. Ishwar Chakravorty gets a job near the river Subarnarekha and goes there with his little sister Shita and Abhiram, a low-caste young boy from the refugee camp he has adopted after the boy's mother had been abducted. They hope to find happiness in this new environment, but when Abhiram comes home after his school years and wants to marry Shita (who is also in love with him), tragic conflicts emerge that shatter the lives of all main characters.

The impressive direction with unorthodox usage of sound and music and expressionistic camera angles, the beautiful photography (notably in Ishwar's "breakdown scene"), and the great performances especially by the amazing Abhi Bhattacharya and Madhabi Mukherjee (though there is also some rather bad acting by some supporting actors, but this is only a minor drawback to the film) all add to the great impression of this wonderful picture. An absolute must-see!

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