| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
A Hindu widow in 1938 could throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre, marry her husband's younger brother or live in poverty and self-denial from then on. When eight-year-old Chuyia is widowed, she is sent to a home in the Holy City of Varanasi where Hindu widows live in penitence. Her feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices, especially a young woman who has fallen in love with a follower of Gandhi |
| Notes |
Originally released in 2005 as a motion picture |
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Special features: Director Deepa Mehta commentary; "Behind-the-scenes" featurette; "The story behind the making of 'Water'" featurette |
| Credits |
Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens |
| Cast |
Sarala, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Manorma, Raghuvir Yadav, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Raghuvir Yadav, Vinay Pathak |
| Notes |
Rated PG-13 |
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DVD |
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In Hindi with optional English or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Widows -- India -- Drama.
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Widows (Hindu law) -- Drama.
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Motion pictures, Indic.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Sarala, 1996-
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Ray, Lisa, 1972-
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Abraham, John, 1972-
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Biswas, Seema.
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Manorma, -2008.
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Hamilton, David (David C.)
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Mehta, Deepa, 1949-
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Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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Mongrel Media.
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Telefilm Canada.
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Noble Nomad Pictures.
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Echo Lake Productions.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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