Country; India
Directed by Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Ghatak is a genius, a huge figure of the Indian cinema. This movie shows clearly why. In an often surprising editing and use of the sound he is mixing different elements with a way that the film has a mainstream flow but is also highly artistic. Every time you think that the film gets too simplistic then it turns to something complex that has multiple readings. Is interesting how he uses the landscapes poetically but not only as images of beauty but also as the arena of the eternal suffering of his nation. The movie has a strong realistic style but also something theatrical. The film often seems as melodrama , other times turns to a philosophical essay. Ghatak deals with the history and the pain of partition of Bengal, but makes a lot of comments as well about the injustice, the system of the casts, the social taboos. Subarnarekha is a film that you can watch it many times and every time to find something new to appreciate
You can watch the full movie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeiGPWYIOqs
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