The Big City / Mahanagar

Satyajit Ray, India, 1963, 130’

The numerous family of the bank clerk Subrat and his efficient wife Arati live in a cramped apartment in Calcutta. Due to their lack of money, Arati decides to make some on the side, which leads to complaints in her household and visibly transforms her into a modern woman. A subtle and optimistic masterpiece by one of the greatest names in the history of cinema.

The screening is part of Focus: Satyajit Ray, a programme organised in collaboration with the Slovenian Cinematheque. With introduction by Anja Banko of the Slovenian Cinematheque Programme Department.