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The big city, Mahanagar, Janus Films ; The RDB Organization ; produced by R. D. Bansal ; screenplay, music, and direction by Satyajit Ray

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The big city, Mahanagar, Janus Films ; The RDB Organization ; produced by R. D. Bansal ; screenplay, music, and direction by Satyajit Ray
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ben
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MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
The big city
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853287350
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Janus Films ; The RDB Organization ; produced by R. D. Bansal ; screenplay, music, and direction by Satyajit Ray
Runtime
135
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 668
Sub title
Mahanagar
Summary
Set in mid-1950s Calcutta and directed by Satyajit Ray, this story follows the personal triumphs and frustrations of Arati, who decides--despite the initial protests of her bank-clerk husband--to take a job to help support their family. With remarkable sensitivity and attention to the details of everyday working-class life, Ray gradually builds a powerful human drama that is at once a hopeful morality tale and a commentary on the identity of the contemporary Indian womanThe coward: An aspiring screenwriter encounters a former lover, now married, when his car breaks down near her home
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live action
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