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The Big City
Directed by
Satyajit Ray
1963
2h 16m
Not Rated
Drama
8.3
93%
92%
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Life at home changes when a house-wife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a saleswoman.
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Cast of The Big City
Madhabi Mukherjee
Arati Mazumdar
Anil Chatterjee
Subrata Mazumdar
Haren Chatterjee
Priyogopal Mazumdar
Haradhan Bandopadhyay
Himangshu Mukherjee
Vicky Redwood
Edith Simmons
Jaya Bachchan
Bani Mazumdar
Sefalika Devi
Sarojini Mazumdar
Prasenjit Sarkar
Pintu Mazumdar
Shyamal Ghoshal
Anupam
Gitali Roy
Anupam's Wife
Tapan Chatterjee
Subrata's Colleague
Bibhuti Bhushan Banerjee
Manisha Chakraborty
Arun Chowdhury
Pritish Dey
Shailen Ganguli
Anuradha Guha
Jyoti Kripalani
Samir Lahiri
Ashok Mitra
Tarak Mitra
Shailen Mukherjee
Shailesh Mukherjee
Shila Pal
Smita Sinha
The Big City Reviews
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
There is nothing obscure or over-stylized about this characteristic work by Mr. Ray. It is another of his beautifully fashioned and emotionally balanced contemplations of change in the thinking, the customs and the manners of the Indian middle-class.
LarsenOnFilm
Josh Larsen
...a full-blown exercise in mid-century film feminism.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
a complex, but ultimately generous depiction of humanity trying to navigate the uncertainties of a changing world
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Lyrical Ozu-like family drama.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
One of the most rewarding screen experiences of our time. I warmly encourage you to see it.
San Francisco Chronicle
Leah Garchik
There are so many ways in which Ray is entitled to demand respect that I felt absolutely naughty wanting something to happen quickly.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
Mostly, The Big City is impressive for how Ray makes his observations about Arati's lot in life without saying anything directly.
Movie Metropolis
Christopher Long
Ray was known for his historical tales, but lost absolutely nothing with the shift to contemporary urban life.
Deep Focus Review
Brian Eggert
The Big City is less a topical statement about validating the economic worthiness of women in the workplace or the social order of women in Bengali society, but a person's need for validation - even if that extends beyond their social role.
IONCINEMA.com
Nicholas Bell
The Big City's richly observed characters are remarkably relatable and its subject matter, though set in a particular time and place, feels as surprisingly resonant as it is relevant.
Los Angeles Free Press
Gene Youngblood
We are left in awe of the evanescent beauty of [Satyajit Ray's] thoughts.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
Beautiful and restrained, Madhabi Mukherjee powerfully highlights ... as a traditional Bengali housewife who transforms into a modern working woman in 1960's Calcutta
TV Guide
Interesting portrait of family life in India where a feminist is as rare as a quagga.
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