Water

The Resource Water
Label
Water
Statement of responsibility
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
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Subject
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Language
  • hin
  • eng
  • spa
  • hin
  • hin
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
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.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13
Language note
Hindi dialogue, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1995.9.W6
LC item number
W3847 2006
PerformerNote
Sarala, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Manorma, Raghuvir Yadav, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Raghuvir Yadav, Vinay Pathak
Runtime
117
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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