Water
India, Canada
2005
114 Min
Color
2.35:1
Hindi
Synopsis
In 1938, Gandhi’s party is making inroads in women’s rights. Chuyia, a child already married but living with her parents, becomes a widow. By tradition, she is unceremoniously left at a bare and impoverished widows’ ashram, beside the Ganges during monsoon season. The ashram’s leader pimps out Kalyani, a young and beautiful widow, for household funds. Narayan, a follower of Gandhi, falls in love with her. Can she break with tradition and religious teaching to marry him? The ashram’s moral center is Shakuntala, deeply religious but conflicted about her fate. Can she protect Kalyani or Chuyia? Amid all this water, is rebirth possible or does tradition drown all? –IMDb
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Deepa Mehta
Was born in Amritsar, India, graduated from University of New Delhi and emigrated to Canada in 1973. Based in Toronto she has earned international attention with her films. She is considered by many as one of the finest new directors on the horizon. With films such as the trilogy that consists of Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005), she is quickly becoming the voice of a new India.
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danliofer
2Jan11
Water can clean and open one´s eyes, on the other hand, it can hardly clean cultural prejudices out of the brains no matter how divine the water is...
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Amani
18May10
At first, I did not understand the themes and characters in this film. However as I journeyed towards the end of the movie, I came to the understanding of the true meaning of the film. I almost shed a tear because the cinematography intertwined with the acting was so powerful. I recommend this movie to those that can appreciate "Water" for what it truly is: a movie deeper beyond the surface.
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By Toddity on October 13, 2009
I wish there was a four and a half star rating because this film is as near to perfect as I have ever seen. The story is deeply moving and tragic – the young widowed girl Chuyia is abruptly ripped… read review
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