Name: The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
Start: 2020-11-17T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2020-12-05T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Globe Cinema

The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)

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Bengali director Ritwik Ghatak impressionistic drama follows a family who increasingly depends on their self-sacrificing eldest daughter.

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Directed by Ritwik Ghatak | India | 127 minsDirected by the visionary Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, The Cloud-Capped Star tells the story of a family who have been uprooted by the Partition of India and come to depend on their eldest daughter, the self-sacrificing Neeta (Supriya Choudhury). 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. Experimenting with off-balance compositions, discontinuous editing, and a densely layered soundtrack, Ghatak devised an intellectually ambitious and emotionally devastating new shape for the melodrama, lamenting the tragedies of Indian history and the inequities of traditional gender roles while blazing a formal trail for the generations of Indian filmmakers who have followed him.-Synopsis courtesy of Janus FilmsPlease read our <a href="http://calgarycinema.org/covid-19-guidelines" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">COVID-19 Guidelines and Info</a> page before planning your visit!Looking to purchase a Five Film Punch Pass? <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/121106393483" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here.</a>---Community Partner: <a href="https://pkppodcast.wixsite.com/podcast" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Parde Ke Peeche Podcast</a>Started by two film nerds, Parde Ke Peeche (Behind the Curtains) is a monthly podcast that explores Indian cinema through a critical lens. Hosts Raeesa Farooqi &amp; Ankur Desai will be introducing this screening.---In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge that this screening takes place on Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory, as well as the oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations, Indigenous and non, who live, work and play, as well as help steward this land, honour and celebrate this territory.

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