Name: The Cloud-Capped Star
Genre: Drama
Released: 1960-04-13
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Cast: Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay, Bijon Bhattacharya, Gita Dey

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A selfless young woman, the daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan, sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.

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Tragic Melodrama
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Directed by: Ritwik Ghatak
Written by: Shaktipada Rajguru, Ritwik Ghatak
Music by: Jyotirindra Moitra

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In this series · 3 films

1The Cloud-Capped Star1960 · You're here
2A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale1961
3The Golden Thread1965

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April 13, 1960 · 2 h 7 min · Drama

Released: April 13, 1960
Runtime: 2 h 7 min
Genres: Drama
Original language: Bangla
Made in: India
Available in: 98 countries

Tropes

All Take and No Give, Answer Cut, Call-Back +9

All Take and No Give
Answer Cut
Call-Back
The Cavalry Arrives Late
No Name Given
J'accuse!
Title Drop
Sibling Triangle
Downer Ending
Literary Allusion Title
Hypocrite
Love Martyr

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Where can I stream The Cloud-Capped Star?

Criterion

Hoichoi

In the United States, The Cloud-Capped Star streams on Criterion and Hoichoi. It also streams in 97 other countries.

Is The Cloud-Capped Star worth watching?

78

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78 (IMDb 7.8).

Is there a sequel to The Cloud-Capped Star?

Yes: it's movie 1 of 3 in its series, followed by A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale (1961).

Is The Cloud-Capped Star okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Is The Cloud-Capped Star plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (10 of 10) and character depth (9 of 10) more than on its plot.

Will I feel good after watching The Cloud-Capped Star?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is The Cloud-Capped Star in English?

Bangla

No, it was made in Bangla.