# The Big City (1963)

> A newly employed Calcutta housewife becomes her family's financial anchor, forcing a proud husband and disapproving in-laws to confront changing gender roles.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/41661

## Facts

- Runtime: 136 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Satyajit Ray
- Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haren Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandyopadhyay, Vicky Redwood, Jaya Bachchan, Sefalika Devi, Prasenjit Sarkar
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057277/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: intimate, observational, melancholic, quiet evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A woman's success in the workplace challenges traditional family dynamics, leading to unexpected chaos.

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