An Interview with Writer/Director Albert Acosta
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.
The Golden Thread (1965)
After an old college friend offers him a job at an iron foundry, the upright and honest Ishwar leaves a shanty town on the outskirts of Calcutta where he lives with a group of refugees from East Bengal. With plans to forge a solid living for himself, sister Sita and Abhiram, an orphaned boy he offers a home to, Ishwar is accused of selling out and deserting his people.
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After an old college friend offers him a job at an iron foundry, the upright and honest Ishwar leaves a shanty town on the outskirts of Calcutta where he lives with a group of refugees from East Bengal. With plans to forge a solid living for himself, sister Sita and Abhiram, an orphaned boy he offers a home to, Ishwar is accused of selling out and deserting his people.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Ritwik Ghatak, Umanath Bhattacharya
In Theaters:10/13/1965
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Runtime:123 minutes
Studio:J.J. Films
Cast
Ritwik Ghatak
Director
Madhabi Mukherjee
Sita
Satindra Bhattacharya
Abhiram as an adult
Abhi Bhattacharya
Ishwar Chakraborty
Gita Dey
Koushalya
Bijon Bhattacharya
Haraprasad
Indrani Chakrabarty
Little Sita
Abanish Banerjee
Hari Babu
Shyamal Ghoshal
Benimadhab
Arun Chowdhury
Gurudev
Pitambar
Rambilas
Ranen Ray Choudhury
Baul singer
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