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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): Language: Hindi Summary language: English Publication details: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment c2006.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.4372 WAT 2006
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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Media Resources Taylor's Library-TU 791.4372 WAT 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 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.