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.
Contributor(s): Sarala | Ray, Lisa
| Abraham, John | Biswas, Seema | Manorma | Hamilton, David (David C.) | Mehta, Deepa.
Publisher: [Canada] : Mongrel Media, [2005]Edition: 2 disc special ed.Description: 2 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Widows -- India -- Drama | Widowhood -- India -- Drama | Widows -- Legal status, laws, etc. (Hindu law) -- Drama | Repentance -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Media Resources | Taylor's Library-TC | 791.4372 WAT 2005 (Browse shelf) | Set of 2 DVDs | 1 | Available | IBDxx,32000,01,GR | 1000528916 |
Originally released in 2005 as a motion picture.
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.