Meghe dhaka tara The cloud capped star [WorldCat Entities]

"Cloud capped star"
"Verborhene Stern"
"Cloud-capped star"
"Etoile cachée"
"Meghey dhaka tara"
"Verborgene Stern"
"Étoile cachée"

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"During the partition of India in 1947, the eldest daughter of a refugee family takes on the burden of fully supporting her family. Neglecting her health, she contracts tuberculosis while her siblings are well settled in life."
""A dark melodrama set in late fifties Calcutta about a refugee family and the struggle of Nita, the oldest daughter, to keep them afloat and together. It is a bitter critique of the family as an institution and also of the harsh social and economic conditions arising from Partition" (sleeve notes)."
"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."
"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."
"Bengali drama about a refugee family in Calcutta in the 1950s, about a sister struggling to support her siblings and her elderly father on the outskirts of the poverty stricken city. The film, widely regarded as a masterpiece, is introduced by Ritaban Ghatak, son of the late director Ritwik Ghatak."
"Neeta, oldest daughter of refugees from East Pakistan, is exploited by everyone including her family who takes her goodness for granted. She loses her first fiancé and her job, and then contracts tuberculosis. Set in late fifties Calcutta, this melodrama reflects family hardships due to the social and economic conditions arising from Partition in India."
"The daughter of a middle-class family becomes their sole provider and sacrifices herself to the point where her life and love are left in ruins."
"A melodrama set in late fifties Calcutta about a refugee family struggling to survive in the aftermath of Partition."
""A dark melodrama set in late fifties Calcutta about a refugee family and the struggle of Nita, the oldest daughter, to keep them afloat and together. It is a bitter critique of the family as an institution and also of the harsh social and economic conditions arising from Partition" (container notes)."
"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."