Water [videorecording] /
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.
- 2 disc special ed.
- [Canada] : Mongrel Media, [2005].
- 2 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released in 2005 as a motion picture.
Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens. Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens.
Sarala, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Manorma, Raghuvir Yadav, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Raghuvir Yadav, Vinay Pathak.
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.
DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Widows--India--Drama.
Widowhood--India--Drama.
Widows--Legal status, laws, etc. (Hindu law)--Drama.
Repentance--Drama.
791.4372 / WAT 2005
Originally released in 2005 as a motion picture.
Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens. Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens.
Sarala, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Manorma, Raghuvir Yadav, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Raghuvir Yadav, Vinay Pathak.
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.
DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Widows--India--Drama.
Widowhood--India--Drama.
Widows--Legal status, laws, etc. (Hindu law)--Drama.
Repentance--Drama.
791.4372 / WAT 2005