Is The Big City violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Big City scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Big City easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Big City end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Big City

Name: The Big City
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haren Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandyopadhyay, Vicky Redwood

Directed by Satyajit Ray

Produced by R.D. Bansal & Co.

1963136 min7.8 / 10

A compassionate, understated domestic drama about a woman's quiet rebellion against tradition and the marriage it strains, set against the backdrop of 1960s Calcutta.

Arati takes a job as a door-to-door saleswoman in Calcutta's wealthy neighbourhoods, in defiance of her traditionally-minded husband, Subrata, and his live-in parents. Emulating her Anglo-Indian friend Edith, who speaks equal to the men she encounters on the job, Arati quickly becomes her firm's top salesperson. When Subrata loses his job, the power dynamic begins to shift.

Clusters

Love Under Social Pressure Slow Character Dramas Love Triangles and Complicated Choices Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Extended Family Relationships

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Husband Wife Relationship Mother-in-law Money Calcutta Lipstick New Job Parent-in-law Child-in-law Relationship Working Woman Salesgirl Family Disapproval Understated Earnest Melodramatic

Questions people ask

Is The Big City violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is The Big City sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Big City scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Big City easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does The Big City end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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