Water

Author

Sarala

Call Number

• DVD FOREIGN (CEN)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

Hindi dialogue, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Sarala, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, John Abraham, Manorma, Raghuvir Yadav, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Vinay Pathak.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use.

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.

Notes

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.