Mahanagar /
Mahanagar /
English language title: Great city Alternate English language title from the Internet movie database: Big city Alternate English language title from the Internet movie database: Metropolis
directed, written and original music by Satyajit Ray.
, India.
- Calcutta : R.D.B. & Co., 2000.
- 1 (DVD) (ca. 131 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. Booklet
Originally released theatrically in 1963. From the story, Abataraṇika, by Narendranath Mitra. Not viewed. Sources used: videodisc container; Internet movie database, 4-4-2004.
Cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; editing, Dulal Dutta ; production design, Bansi Chandragupta. Cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; editing, Dulal Dutta ; production design, Bansi Chandragupta.
Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haradhan Banerjee, Haren Chatterjee, Vicky Redwood.
Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job to augment the family's limited income. Her in-laws are very disapproving, and, when her husband loses his job, their relationship also becomes increasingly difficult. However, in a crisis, the couple rises to the challenge and support each other in their struggles and dreams.
In Bengali, with English subtitles.
2003305965
Women--Employment--India--Drama.
Husband and wife--India--Kolkata--Drama.
Interpersonal relations--India--Drama.
Women--Feature.
Family--Feature.
Fiction films.
Social problem films.
Film adaptations.
/ A00243
Originally released theatrically in 1963. From the story, Abataraṇika, by Narendranath Mitra. Not viewed. Sources used: videodisc container; Internet movie database, 4-4-2004.
Cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; editing, Dulal Dutta ; production design, Bansi Chandragupta. Cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; editing, Dulal Dutta ; production design, Bansi Chandragupta.
Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haradhan Banerjee, Haren Chatterjee, Vicky Redwood.
Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job to augment the family's limited income. Her in-laws are very disapproving, and, when her husband loses his job, their relationship also becomes increasingly difficult. However, in a crisis, the couple rises to the challenge and support each other in their struggles and dreams.
In Bengali, with English subtitles.
2003305965
Women--Employment--India--Drama.
Husband and wife--India--Kolkata--Drama.
Interpersonal relations--India--Drama.
Women--Feature.
Family--Feature.
Fiction films.
Social problem films.
Film adaptations.
/ A00243