Ritwik Ghatak's Complete Feature Filmography Restored in 4K for BFI London Retrospective
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Naman Ramachandran
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Summary
India's NFDC-National Film Archive of India has completed 4K restorations of all feature films by Bengali parallel cinema auteur Ritwik Ghatak. These restored films will be showcased at a month-long retrospective titled "Revolutionary Cinema: The Passion of Ritwik Ghatak" at BFI Southbank in London through June, marking the centenary of Ghatak's birth. Ghatak is regarded alongside Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen as a central figure of Bengali parallel cinema.
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· 3 pulledThe season, titled 'Revolutionary Cinema: The Passion of Ritwik Ghatak,' is curated by filmmaker and academic Sanghita Sen.
India's National Film Development Corporation – National Film Archive of India has completed 4K restorations of the entire feature filmography of auteur Ritwik Ghatak.
Born in 1925, Ghatak is regarded alongside Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen as one of the central figures of Bengali parallel cinema.
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