1973 · drama · bengali
A River Called Titas
Directed by Ritwik Ghatak2h 39m1973
An in-depth look at the lives and struggles of a fishing community living by the River Titas in Bangladesh after the Partition of India in 1947.
Our read: A River Called Titas (1973) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · bengali entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / bengali, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- bleak
- signature
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