Akaler Sandhane
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Akaler Sandhane is a critically acclaimed 1980 Bengali film by director Mrinal Sen that explores the lingering social and psychological impact of the 1943 Bengal famine through a film-within-a-film narrative.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Akaler Sandhane canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Bengali-language film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Film Award for Best Direction
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National Film Award for Best Feature Film NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | K. K. Mahajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
class conflict
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film crew interacting with villagers ⓘ rural Bengal ⓘ |
| director | Mrinal Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gangadhar Naskar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | West Bengal, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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social realist film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethics of filmmaking
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exploitation and poverty ⓘ memory and trauma ⓘ urban-rural divide ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1943 Bengal famine
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psychological impact of famine ⓘ social impact of famine ⓘ |
| movement | New Wave Indian cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | B. V. Karanth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | film-within-a-film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
meta-cinematic narrative structure
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politically engaged storytelling ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian parallel cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Mrinal Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 120 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mrinal Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-1943 Bengal ⓘ |
| stars |
Dhritiman Chatterjee
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Gita Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalyan Chatterjee NERFINISHED ⓘ Satya Bannerjee NERFINISHED ⓘ Smita Patil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | In Search of Famine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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