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.
2006
DVD 791.4372 W324 2005
Available at 2nd (Main) Floor
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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.
Uniform Title
Water (Motion picture : 2005)
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Imprint
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Language
Hindi
Language Note
Hindi dialogue, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Description
1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers
024543266143
Call Number
DVD 791.4372 W324 2005
Distributor No.
2236614 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
System Control No.
(OCoLC)70243935
(OCoLC)70243935
(OCoLC)70243935
Summary
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.
Note
Originally released in 2005 as a motion picture.
Special features: director Deepa Mehta commentary; "Behind-the-scenes" featurette; "The story behind the making of 'Water'" featurette.
Special features: director Deepa Mehta commentary; "Behind-the-scenes" featurette; "The story behind the making of 'Water'" featurette.
Credits
Music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Colin Monie ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens.
Cast
Sarala, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Manorma, Raghuvir Yadav, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Raghuvir Yadav, Vinay Pathak.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Awards
Genie Awards, 2006: Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Biswas); Best achievement in cinematography; Best achievement in music - original score.
Added Author
Sarala.
Ray, Lisa, 1972-
Abraham, John, 1972-
Biswas, Seema.
Manorma.
Hamilton, David (David C.)
Mehta, Deepa, 1949-
Ray, Lisa, 1972-
Abraham, John, 1972-
Biswas, Seema.
Manorma.
Hamilton, David (David C.)
Mehta, Deepa, 1949-
Added Corporate Author
Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Mongrel Media.
Telefilm Canada.
Noble Nomad Pictures.
Echo Lake Productions.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
Mongrel Media.
Telefilm Canada.
Noble Nomad Pictures.
Echo Lake Productions.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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