The Invisible Children of Love
The Invisible Children of Love is a multi-lingual (English/Bengali) film by Shubho released in 2003.
Plot
The Invisible Children of Love is a love story set against a small town. The narrator tells the story of his coming into being – how his father (Aniket) and his mother (name not mentioned) fell in love ‘many years ago’. Through many fleeting events and passing characters the story moves forward weaving a complex fabric of the small town life, as we follow the lovers in their intimate private settings. But contrary to expectations, the lovers don't meet: the narrator reveals his true identity - he is the unborn child of the ill-fated lovers.
Style & Technique
The film is shot almost entirely in high contrast Black & White with only few shots in color in between. It is characterized by a jerky (and sometimes deliberately shabby) editing with insertion of random images to induce a feeling of the bustle of life in a small town. A strange treatment of passing of time and fragmented characterization make up for a highly stylized narrative. The narration itself is full of short digressions going away from the central theme to conjure fleeting images of everyday occurrences in a small town. The cinematography makes use of extreme close-ups and low-angle shots which add an abstract quality to the film.
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Taufik Riaz
- Amrita Bagchi
- Anshuman Chakraborty
- Amitabha Adhikari
- Samirmoy Ghosh
- Montu
- Samudra Saikia
- Parthopratim Das
- Hrit Roy
Crew
- Arnab Ghosal
- Anamika Roy
- Shayan Choudhury, aka Arnob
- Anirban Bhattacharya
- Shubho
- Prithwish Das
- Rudradev Sen
- Vikram Singh Khangura
- Nilanjan Banerjee
- Parvez Kabir
- Amitabha Adhikari
Trivia
- The film was entirely shot in Santiniketan.
- It features the track Dhulo by the singer Arnob.