A River Called Titas (Titas Ekti Nadir Naam) November 13, 2010

Part of the BAMcinématek series World Cinema Foundation

Directed by Ritwik Ghatak
With Kabari Choudhury, Roushan Jamil

(1973) 158min

"A work of pure genius. A passionate elegy for a dying culture, it moved me profoundly, and continues to haunt me to this day. Based on a novel by the Bengali author Advaita Barman, A River Called Titas, tells the raw and powerful story of a dying river and a dying culture.” —Deepa Mehta. In Bengali with English titles.

Please note that this screening will be presented in HD Cam

Official Website: http://bam.org/view.aspx?pid=2731