A Suitable Girl Matchmaking & Marriage in India
A SUITABLE GIRL follows three young Indian women struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. Documenting the arranged marriage and matchmaking process in verite for over four years, the film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.
Winner of the Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award and nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.
"Stirring, and heartbreaking in its examination of ingrained sociocultural sexism, and the toll it takes on entire families." -- Nick Schager, Variety
Running Time
98 mins
Year
2017
Kanopy ID
2681060
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Comments (14)
Heartfelt for the mommas.
Intimate, unnerving at times. Hard to make verite like this and the filmmaker did a great job.
triste qu'une femme doit etre interviewee par tant d'hommes et leurs parents pour mesurer sa valeur.
The movie meanders too much and lacks focus. It could have been edited down to an hour. Even then it only scratches the surface without leaving much impact. It doesn't shed any new light or slant on the subject of arranged marriages. Are the couples really happy, or are they merely following ...Read more
The movie meanders too much and lacks focus. It could have been edited down to an hour. Even then it only scratches the surface without leaving much impact. It doesn't shed any new light or slant on the subject of arranged marriages. Are the couples really happy, or are they merely following tradition? How representative are the women in today's India?
Read lessarrange marriage work more than marriage. divorce in the west is 50% women in the west are the first to sign divorce paper.
overall, i must say, this is one of the most beautiful documentaries ever and sheds a positive light on arranged marriage. in fact, arranged marriage may well just be the right way to do marriage.
If Ritu's mom wants her to get married, she shouldn't be sad about it. anyways, its so unfair that Ritu has to get married just because her mom feels pressured from their society/community.
Reminds me so much of marriage and family life in Pakistan. We are Indians after all. It is a sad way to live.
Perhaps it should be named a Suitable Boy. Or maybe it is called that because putting the burden of suitability o the girl attracts more attention?
definitely. society likes to judge girls---that's oppression alright!
Endearing and heartfelt
Those three girls' stories are happy ending but there's so many other unfortunate girls in India whose stories will break your heart
there are plenty of heartbreaking stories of unhappily wed women here in the US as well as the rest of the world
I was pulling for all of them but non more then Dipti and Karthik