Water

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DVD - 2006

It is 1938, the twilight of colonial India, as Gandhi's protests begin to change Indian society. But for some women, things may never change. As widows, they are condemned by Hindu law to spend the rest of their lives in an ashram, to live out their lives in poverty, chastity, and humble obscurity. Then Chuyia, a bewildered 8-year-old who doesn't even remember being married, arrives and upsets everything. Madhumati, the head of the house; Shakuntala, an assistant to a local holy man; and quiet, gorgeous Kalyani are all moved--in very different ways--by her arrival. For these women, the question remains: how far--and for how long--can this cruel injustice be continued in the name of tradition?

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Genres
Melodrama
Feature films
Foreign films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment ©2006.
Language
Hindi
English
Spanish
Corporate Authors
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mongrel Media, Telefilm Canada, Noble Nomad Pictures, Echo Lake Productions
Corporate Authors
Fox Searchlight Pictures (production company), Mongrel Media, Telefilm Canada, Noble Nomad Pictures, Echo Lake Productions
Other Authors
Deepa Mehta, 1949- (screenwriter), David (David C.) Hamilton (film producer), Seema Biswas (actor), Lisa Ray, 1972-, John Abraham, 1972-, Sarala, 1996-, Manorma, -2008
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Item Description
Originally produced as an Indian/Canadian motion picture 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.).
Physical Description
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1; dual-layer.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use.
Awards
Winner, 2006 Genie Awards for Best performance by an actress in a leading role: Seema Biswas; Best achievement in cinematography: Giles Nuttgens; Best achievement in music - original score: Mychael Danna.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Giles Nuttgens ; film editor, Colin Monie ; production designer, Dilip Mehta ; music composed by Mychael Danna ; songs composed by A.R. Rahman ; lyrics, Sukhwinder Singh ; costume designer, Dolly Ahluwallia ; Hindi translation of dialogue, Anurag Kashyap.