Cinematic Explorations

“Looking over his body of work as a whole again, it is clear that the prevailing idea in all of Ghatak’s movies is the impenetrability of other worlds. His are characters trapped at the margins of geographical, social, or psychic borders that themselves prove insurmountable. Staring out over the limits of their lives, these people, like Ghatak, are defeated by the sheer force required to cross these boundaries.”

The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)

“Looking over his body of work as a whole again, it is clear that the prevailing idea in all of Ghatak’s movies is the impenetrability of other worlds. His are characters trapped at the margins of geographical, social, or psychic borders that themselves prove insurmountable. Staring out over the limits of their lives, these people, like Ghatak, are defeated by the sheer force required to cross these boundaries.”