Other author/creator | Ray, Lisa, 1972- actor. |
Other author/creator | Abraham, John, 1972- actor. |
Other author/creator | Biswas, Seema, actor. |
Other author/creator | Manorma, actor. |
Other author/creator | Hamilton, David (David C.), producer. |
Other author/creator | Mehta, Deepa, 1949- screenwriter, director. |
Other author/creator | Fox Searchlight Pictures. |
Other author/creator | Mongrel Media. |
Other author/creator | Telefilm Canada. |
Other author/creator | Noble Nomad Pictures. |
Other author/creator | Echo Lake Productions. |
Other author/creator | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. |
Uniform title | Water (Motion picture : 2005) |
Abstract |
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. |
General note | Originally released in 2005 as a motion picture. |
General note | 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. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
Technical details | DVD. |
Language | Hindi dialogue, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Awards note | Genie Awards, 2006: Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Biswas); Best achievement in cinematography; Best achievement in music - original score. |
Genre/form | Feature films. |
Genre/form | Feature films Canada. |
Genre/form | Feature films India. |
Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Genre/form | Foreign films. |
Genre/form | Melodrama. |
UPC |
024543266143 00 |
Publisher number | 2236614 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |