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. 
 - Widescreen ed. 
 - Beverly Hills, CA :  20th Century Fox Home Entertainment  c2006. 
 - 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> 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.). 
<br/><br/>Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens.  Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens. 
<br/><br/>Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Sarala, Manorama, Vidula Javalgekar, Raghuvir Yadav, Kulbushan Kharbanda, Vinay Pathak. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD. 
<br/><br/><br/>In Hindi with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/> 2007 Oskar nomination for best foreign language film. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Widows--India--Drama.<br/>Widowhood--India--Drama.<br/>Widows (Hindu law)--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.4372  / WAT 2006