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In a 1971 film, a laundry strike in this city thwarts a man trying to wash his only suit for an interview. In a film set in this city, a bored woman peers through her house’s blinds at its streets, then stares at her oblivious husband, all through opera glasses. A woman wears sunglasses and lipstick for her new job as a saleswoman in this title “big city” (-5[1])of a 1963 film. A jobless (15[1])aspiring novelist in this city marries his cousin on a whim (15[1])in a 1959 film titled for his “world.” Two parks in this city are themed on a director’s characters Professor (*) Shonku and Feluda. (-5[1])1960s films about (10[1])this city’s women include The Cloud-Capped Star and (-5[1])Charulata. (10[2])A director from this city, who began as location scout for The River by Jean Renoir, shot in this city’s film (-5[1])hub (-5[1])of Tollygunge (“TAW-lee-gunj”) for urban scenes in the two sequels to Pather (10[1])Panchali (-5[1])(“POH-thair PAHN-chah-lee”). For 10 points, Satyajit Ray (“rye”) was from what city in West Bengal? ■END■ (10[6])

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