The Big City

The Big City

1963 · Movie · 2h 16m

Drama
Overview

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.

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IMDb
8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
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husband wife relationshipmother-in-lawmoneycalcuttalipsticknew jobparent-in-law child-in-law relationshipworking womansalesgirlfamily disapprovalunderstatedcompassionate