A Suitable Girl
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- 12+
- 86%
- HD
- CC
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- Documentary
- 1 Hour 37 Minutes
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A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. Ritu, Dipti and Amrita represent the new India. Educated, financially stable and raised with a mix of traditional and contemporary values in the urban cities of Mumbai and New Delhi, they have access to the world in ways their mothers did not. Yet their lives take a dramatic turn when the pressure to settle down and get married hits. Career aspirations become secondary to the pursuit of a husband, and the women struggle with the prospect of leaving their homes and families to become part of another. Documenting the arranged marriage and matchmaking process in vérité over four years, the film examines the women’s complex relationships with the institution of marriage, the many nuanced ways society molds them into traditional roles, and a rarely-seen portrait of India’s urban middle class.
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A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. Ritu, Dipti and Amrita represent the new India. Educated, financially stable and raised with a mix of traditional and contemporary values in the urban cities of Mumbai and New Delhi, they have access to the world in ways their mothers did not. Yet their lives take a dramatic turn when the pressure to settle down and get married hits. Career aspirations become secondary to the pursuit of a husband, and the women struggle with the prospect of leaving their homes and families to become part of another. Documenting the arranged marriage and matchmaking process in vérité over four years, the film examines the women’s complex relationships with the institution of marriage, the many nuanced ways society molds them into traditional roles, and a rarely-seen portrait of India’s urban middle class.
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- Rent $4.99
- Buy $12.99
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Ratings and Reviews
- Average 7.1/10
- Fresh 12
- Rotten 2
Critics Consensus:
Docu offers an inside look at arranged marriage in India.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Sarita Khurana
- Smriti Mundhra
- Producers
- Smriti Mundhra
- Sarita Khurana
- Jennifer Tiexiera
Information
- Studio
- The Marriage Brokers, LLC
- Genre
- Documentary
- Released
- Copyright
- © 2017 The Marriage Brokers, LLC.
Languages
- Primary
- English (Stereo)
Accessibility
- CC
- Closed captions refer to subtitles in the available language with addition of relevant nondialogue information.
