A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 84.1 / 100
1963Drama2h 2m
THE BIG CITY
After her husband loses his job, a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.
Above the Line
Satyajit Ray·DirectorSatyajit Ray·ScreenplaySubrata Mitra·Director of PhotographySatyajit Ray·Original Music ComposerDulal Dutta·Editor
Cast
Madhabi Mukherjee·Arati MazumdarAnil Chatterjee·Subrata MazumdarHaren Chatterjee·Priyogopal MazumdarHaradhan Bandyopadhyay·Himangshu MukherjeeVicky Redwood·Edith SimmonsJaya Bachchan·Bani MazumdarSefalika Devi·Sarojini MazumdarPrasenjit Sarkar·Pintu MazumdarShyamal Ghoshal·AnupamGitali Roy·Anupam's Wife
Full Crew(6 credits)
Full Crew
(6 credits)
Directing· 1
Satyajit Ray·Director
Writing· 1
Satyajit Ray·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Subrata Mitra·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Dulal Dutta·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Satyajit Ray·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
R.D. Bansal·Producer
By the Numbers
84.1
OF 100
Master Score
8.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA
THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION
A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Big City's key art.
Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Romantic, Urban, Reflective
Composition
Centered
Era
Modern
Visual Style
Photographic
“The poster features a close-up of a young East Asian man's face, tilted slightly upwards and to the left, against a blurred, warm-toned background that suggests”
romancedrama
Atmosphere
Warm, Golden
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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