Indian film "Mahanagar" ("The Big City"), directed by Satyajit Ray, to be screened March 28, 2014

Described by Roger Ebert as "one of the most rewarding screen experiences of our time"

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Still from the film "Mahanagar" directed by Satyajit Ray

ALBANY, NY (03/06/2014)(readMedia)-- MAHANAGAR [THE BIG CITY] (India, 1963, 122 minutes, b/w, in Bengali with English subtitles and English, directed by Satyajit Ray) will be shown on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue, on the University at Albany's downtown campus. Sponsored by the New York State Writers Institute as part of its Classic Film Series, the screening is free and open to the public.

In Calcutta during the 1960s, a young housewife takes a job as a salesperson to help support her family. That decision puts her in conflict with her children, her in-laws, and eventually her husband. Famed Indian director Satyajit Ray won the Best Director Award at the 1964 Berlin International Film Festival for this celebrated landmark of world cinema. Roger Ebert described the film as, "one of the most rewarding screen experiences of our time," and added, "The power of this extraordinary film seems to come in equal parts from the serene narrative style of director Satyajit Ray and the sensitive performances of the cast members."

For additional information contact the Writers Institute at 518-442-5620 or online at http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst.

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