The Cloud and the Man explained

Director:Abhinandan Banerjee
Producer:Bauddhayan Mukherji, Monalisa Mukherji
Starring:Chandan Sen, Debesh Roychowdhury, Bratya Basu, Nimai Ghosh
Cinematography:Anup Singh
Editing:Abhro Banerjee
Music:Subhajit Mukherjee
Studio:Little Lamb Films
Runtime: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]

Cast

Plot

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]

Awards and Nominations

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]

References

  1. Web site: Loneliness is almost like a pandemic now, my film has its origin in the curse of loneliness on us: Director of IFFI 52 Film "Manikbabur Megh" . 2023-11-29 . pib.gov.in.
  2. Web site: Manikbabur Megh: Actor Chandan Sen wins the Best Actor Award at a Russian film festival . 2023-11-29 . OTTPlay . en.
  3. Web site: সংবাদদাতা . নিজস্ব . মেঘের সঙ্গে প্রেম, আন্তর্জাতিক মঞ্চে চমক নতুন বাংলা ছবি ‘মানিকবাবুর মেঘ’ . 2023-11-29 . www.anandabazar.com . bn.
  4. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Manik Babur Megh - SRFSB . 2023-11-29 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2021-11-17 . The Cloud & The Man (Manikbabur Megh) - film review . 2023-11-29 . DMovies . en-GB.
  6. Web site: A.K . Arun . 2022-10-24 . The Story of a Man’s Friendship With a Cloud . 2023-11-29 . Hyperallergic . en-US.
  7. Web site: The Cloud & the Man . 2023-11-29 . poff.ee . en.
  8. Web site: Kolkata-based director’s debut film to be screened at Edinburgh Film Festival . 2023-11-29 . www.telegraphindia.com.
  9. Web site: FIPRESCI-India announces Grand-Prix-2021 . 2023-11-29 . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Winners of 2021 - Kolkata International Film Festival . 2023-11-29 . kiff.in . en.
  11. Web site: Journal . North East Film . 2022-11-24 . Film Review: Abhinandan Banerjee’s Manik Babur Megh: Winner of the Chidananda Dasgupta Centenary Award for the Best Debut Feature Film . 2023-11-29 . North East Film Journal . en.

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