The Cloud and the Man | |
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Directed by | Abhinandan Banerjee |
Written by | Abhinandan Banerjee |
Produced by | Bauddhayan Mukherji, Monalisa Mukherji |
Starring | Chandan Sen, Debesh Roychowdhury, Bratya Basu, Nimai Ghosh |
Cinematography | Anup Singh |
Edited by | Abhro Banerjee |
Music by | Subhajit Mukherjee |
Production company | Little Lamb Films |
Running time | 97 Minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
The Cloud and the Man (also known as Manikbabur Megh) is a Bengali film directed by debutant director Abhinandan Banerjee and produced by Buaddhayan and Monalisa Mukherji. [1] Actor Chandan Sen who portrayed the title role bagged the Best Actor Award at the 19th Pacific Meridian Film Festival, Russia. [2] [3]
Using monochrome cinematography, The Cloud and the Man is a surreal and philosophical reflection on one recently-bereaved middle aged man and his accidentally complex yet meaningful relationship with a cloud. It is about Manik Babu, who makes friends with a cloud which he feels, keeps following him. [4] In the beginning, he is terrified but with time, he feels a strange bonding with the same cloud which strips him of his utter isolation, his loneliness and his alienation from the world around him. [5] This surreal relation brings out a new Manik in him and propels him into a roller coaster journey of faith, betrayal, belief, and warmth. [6]
It had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [7] where it opened the First Feature competition in Nov 2021. The Indian Premiere was at IFFI, Goa [8] and the North American Premiere took place at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
The film finds place in the coveted list of FIPRESCI India's Top 10 Films of 2021 [9] and has won the NETPAC award for the Best Asian Film at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival, 2022. [10] It also bagged the Chidananda Dasgupta Award and a citation for a feature film by a debut director for the 2nd year of the Chidananda Dasgupta Centenary Awards. [11]
The Cloud and the Man | |
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Directed by | Abhinandan Banerjee |
Written by | Abhinandan Banerjee |
Produced by | Bauddhayan Mukherji, Monalisa Mukherji |
Starring | Chandan Sen, Debesh Roychowdhury, Bratya Basu, Nimai Ghosh |
Cinematography | Anup Singh |
Edited by | Abhro Banerjee |
Music by | Subhajit Mukherjee |
Production company | Little Lamb Films |
Running time | 97 Minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
The Cloud and the Man (also known as Manikbabur Megh) is a Bengali film directed by debutant director Abhinandan Banerjee and produced by Buaddhayan and Monalisa Mukherji. [1] Actor Chandan Sen who portrayed the title role bagged the Best Actor Award at the 19th Pacific Meridian Film Festival, Russia. [2] [3]
Using monochrome cinematography, The Cloud and the Man is a surreal and philosophical reflection on one recently-bereaved middle aged man and his accidentally complex yet meaningful relationship with a cloud. It is about Manik Babu, who makes friends with a cloud which he feels, keeps following him. [4] In the beginning, he is terrified but with time, he feels a strange bonding with the same cloud which strips him of his utter isolation, his loneliness and his alienation from the world around him. [5] This surreal relation brings out a new Manik in him and propels him into a roller coaster journey of faith, betrayal, belief, and warmth. [6]
It had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [7] where it opened the First Feature competition in Nov 2021. The Indian Premiere was at IFFI, Goa [8] and the North American Premiere took place at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
The film finds place in the coveted list of FIPRESCI India's Top 10 Films of 2021 [9] and has won the NETPAC award for the Best Asian Film at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival, 2022. [10] It also bagged the Chidananda Dasgupta Award and a citation for a feature film by a debut director for the 2nd year of the Chidananda Dasgupta Centenary Awards. [11]