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Water
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Water (Motion picture : 2005)
Title
Water [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; Mongrel Media presents in association with Telefilm Canada, Noble Nomad Pictures, Echo Lake Productions ; a David Hamilton production ; a Deepa Mehta film ; produced by David Hamilton ; written and directed by Deepa Mehta.
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Published
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2006.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally produced as an Indian/Canadian motion picture in 2005.
Special features: Commentary by director Deepa Mehta [optional audio feature]; Behind-the-scenes [featurette] (21 min.); The story behind the making of 'Water" [featurette] (4 min.)."
Director of photography, Giles Nuttgens ; film editor, Colin Monie ; production designer, Dilip Mehta ; music composed by Mychael Danna ; songs composed by A. R. Rahman ; lyrics, Sukhwinder Singh ; costume designer, Dolly Ahluwallia ; Hindi translation of dialogue, Anurag Kashyap.
In Hindi with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Winner, 2006 Genie Awards for Best performance by an actress in a leading role: Seema Biswas; Best achievement in cinematography: Giles Nuttgens; Best achievement in music - original score: Mychael Danna.
Summary
It is 1938, the twilight of colonial India, as Gandhi's protests begin to change Indian society. But for some women, things may never change. As widows, they are condemned by Hindu law to spend the rest of their lives in an ashram, to live out their lives in poverty, chastity, and humble obscurity. Then Chuyia, a bewildered 8-year-old who doesn't even remember being married, arrives and upsets everything. Madhumati, the head of the house; Shakuntala, an assistant to a local holy man; and quiet, gorgeous Kalyani are all moved--in very different ways--by her arrival. For these women, the question remains: how far--and for how long--can this cruel injustice be continued in the name of tradition?
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Hindi
Added to Catalog
September 09, 2010
Credits
Director of photography, Giles Nuttgens ; film editor, Colin Monie ; production designer, Dilip Mehta ; music composed by Mychael Danna ; songs composed by A. R. Rahman ; lyrics, Sukhwinder Singh ; costume designer, Dolly Ahluwallia ; Hindi translation of dialogue, Anurag Kashyap.
Cast
Seema Biswas (Shakuntula), Lisa Ray (Kalyani), John Abraham (Narayan), Sarala (Chuyia), Manorma (Madhumati), Vidula Javalgekar ('Auntie' Patiraji), Raghuvir Yadav (Gulabi), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (Sadananda), Vinay Pathak (Rabindra), Gerson Da Cunha (Seth Dwarkanath), Ronica Sainani (Kunti), Meera Biswas (Gyanvati), Waheeda Rehman (Bhagavati).
System details note
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use.
Contents
Main titles/Young widow
Sisters in grief
Prayer
Runaway dog
Gandhi
No men allowed
Water
Sweets
Night visit
Auntie's death
Reborn a man
Narayan's note
Kalyani at the temple
Cloud messenger
Lotus flower
Sinful behavior
Madhumati's parrot
Freeing Kalyani
Festival of color
Kalyani's client
One less mouth to feed
Deceit
Prayer meeting
Take this child/End titles.
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