Titas Ekti Nodir Naam
Ritwik Ghatak
Titas Ekti Nodir Naam A River Called Titas [videorecording]= A River Called Titas Ritwik Ghatak - India Bangladesh Purba Pran Katha Chitra 1973 - 1 videodisc (ca. 156 min.) sound, black & white. 4 3/4 in. - The Criterion Collection vol. 687 Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project vol. 1 .
Contains the following:
- Main feature: "A River Called Titas" (1973).
- Interview with filmmaker Kumar Shahani.
- New English language subtitle translations.
From case cover:
The Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's stunningly beautiful, elegiac saga concerns the tumultuous lives of people in fishing villages along the banks of the Titas River in pre-Partition East Bengal. Focusing on the tragic intertwining fates of a series of fascinating characters–in particular, the indomitable widow Basanti–Ghatak tells the poignant story of an entire community's vanishing way of life. Made soon after Bangladesh became an independent nation, the elliptical, painterly "A River Called Titas" is a grand epic from a director who has had a devoted following for decades.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Blu-ray video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; 1080p; Region A; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Bengali audio with English subtitles.
PN1997 / .T583 1973
Titas Ekti Nodir Naam A River Called Titas [videorecording]= A River Called Titas Ritwik Ghatak - India Bangladesh Purba Pran Katha Chitra 1973 - 1 videodisc (ca. 156 min.) sound, black & white. 4 3/4 in. - The Criterion Collection vol. 687 Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project vol. 1 .
Contains the following:
- Main feature: "A River Called Titas" (1973).
- Interview with filmmaker Kumar Shahani.
- New English language subtitle translations.
From case cover:
The Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's stunningly beautiful, elegiac saga concerns the tumultuous lives of people in fishing villages along the banks of the Titas River in pre-Partition East Bengal. Focusing on the tragic intertwining fates of a series of fascinating characters–in particular, the indomitable widow Basanti–Ghatak tells the poignant story of an entire community's vanishing way of life. Made soon after Bangladesh became an independent nation, the elliptical, painterly "A River Called Titas" is a grand epic from a director who has had a devoted following for decades.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Blu-ray video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; 1080p; Region A; 1.37:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Bengali audio with English subtitles.
PN1997 / .T583 1973