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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.

Contributor(s): Mehta, Deepa, 1949- | Hamilton, David (David C.) | Ray, Lisa, 1972- | Biswas, Seema | Abraham, John, 1972- | Yadav, Raghuvir | Kharbanda, Kulbhushan | Rehman, Waheeda, 1938- | Pathak, Vinay | Danna, Mychael | Monie, Colin | Nuttgens, Giles | Hamilton Mehta Productions | Noble Nomad Pictures | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Mongrel Media | Telefilm Canada | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment c2006Edition: Widescreen ed.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Widows -- India -- Drama | Widowhood -- India -- Drama | Widows (Hindu law) -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372
Production Credits: Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens.
Awards: 2007 Oskar nomination for best foreign language film.Cast: Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Sarala, Manorama, Vidula Javalgekar, Raghuvir Yadav, Kulbushan Kharbanda, Vinay Pathak.Summary: The film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from the highest caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
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791.4372 WAT 2006 (Browse shelf) DVD 1 Available SLASx,05000,01,GR 1000525218

Orginally released theatrically 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.).

Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens.

Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Sarala, Manorama, Vidula Javalgekar, Raghuvir Yadav, Kulbushan Kharbanda, Vinay Pathak.

The film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from the highest caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

DVD.

In Hindi with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.

2007 Oskar nomination for best foreign language film.