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Arranged marriages
Title
Arranged marriages [videorecording] / coproduced by Dominant 7 and La Cinquiéme ; a film by Carol Equer-Hamy.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, 2001.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Director, Carol Equer-Hamy ; photography, Laurent Fénart ; editor, Lise Beaulieu.
In English and Indian dialects and English subtitles.
Summary
Explores attitudes among educated Indian couples, asking them how they met and married their spouses. In India marriages are a family matter often arranged to improve the social standing of the family. This documentary makes a visit to a marriage bureau, where earnest parents look over the qualifications of potential mates for their children; education, caste, religion, profession and physical attribues all figure in the equation.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 20, 2006
Credits
Director, Carol Equer-Hamy ; photography, Laurent Fénart ; editor, Lise Beaulieu.
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DVD.
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