| Description |
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen; DTS and 5.1 audio. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of a motion picture. |
| Cast |
Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Sarala. |
| Credits |
Executive producers, Mark Burton, Ajay Virmani, Doug Mankoff ; music, Mychael Danna ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens. |
| Audience |
Canadian Home Video rating: PG. |
| Summary |
Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, the story begins as eight-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live out there lives in penitence. Chuyia's feisty presence affects the lives of the other residents, including a beautiful young widow, who falls in love with a Gandhian idealist. |
| Note |
Special features: director's commentary. |
| Language |
In Hindi with English subtitles or French dubbed audio. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Widows -- India -- Drama.
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Hindus -- Drama.
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Hindus. (OCoLC)fst00957175
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Widows. (OCoLC)fst01174951
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India. (OCoLC)fst01210276
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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| Added Author |
Mehta, Deepa, 1949-
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Hamilton, David (David C.)
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Ray, Lisa, 1972-
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Abraham, John, 1972-
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Biswas, Seema.
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Deepa Mehta Films.
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Mongrel Media.
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| Standard No. |
629159033020 |
| Music No. |
DVD210 Mongrel Media |
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