THEME EXPLORATION

post-partition India

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
Gates of the Night
Gates of the Night
1946 · Marcel Carné
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
North West Frontier
North West Frontier
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie
1937 · John Ford
Mother
Mother
1996 · Albert Brooks
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Satyajit Ray India

His films like 'Pather Panchali' and 'Charulata' deeply explore the social upheaval, displacement, and cultural transformation of post-partition Bengal.

 Ritwik Ghatak India

His Partition trilogy ('Meghe Dhaka Tara', 'Subarnarekha', 'Komal Gandhar') directly addresses refugee experiences, trauma, and the psychological scars of partition.