Fire

This film is richly filmed and extremely well acted. It deals with universal issues including tradition, duty, desire and seeking a fulfilling life. It is a story that takes its time to unfold, but shows the struggle that both women and... Full review

Fire is a movie which will make you laugh cry adn realise the realities which occur in india. It is one of the best films ive seen brought to us via INDIA.... Full review

Fire was an excellent movie, unfortunately the movement and progression of time was sometimes rather tedious! The actors were moving and oh so real especially in there trials and tribulations which created the credibility of the movie.... Full review

Deepa Mehta's film explores the nature of love between two women who have one thing in common, husbands who negelect their wives' desires and aspirations. Discussing not only the feminine love in the form of Lesbianism this film also throws light... Full review

Fire, her third feature, written, directed and produced by Mehta herself, has so far won 14 international awards. In my view," says Mehta, "the really unforgivable thing was that nobody knew where the line was going to be until two days prior (to it becoming effective on the day of independence on August 15, 1947). ... Full Review

The opening salvo of her trilogy about Indian society ( Earth and Water are the other two), Fire contrasts duty and tradition with desire and freedom by focusing on two frustrated wives who gravitate towards each other in a lesbian relationship. Ashok cannot have children; his wife Radha (Shabana Azmi) is barren, so he has taken a vow of chastity and actively practices resisting sexual desire by testing himself with his agreeable wife. ... Full Review

Even the movie, "The Last Temptation of Christ" comes to mind (thought I thought the movie was good). Deepa Mehta knew "Fire" was going to be a problem if she made the movie as it is with Muslim characters turning lesbian, so she changed them to Hindu. ... Full Review

Winning numerous awards at various international film festivals, "Fire" was actually warmly received as a movie by general Indian audiences. Fire" comes across as a breath of fresh air, giving credibility to its two main actresses amidst a climate of putting precedence of looks over acting ability. ... Full Review

The results aren't exactly subtle, and the film's certainly not perfect, but it does pack a pretty potent wallop. ... Full Review

DEEPA MEHTA'S "Fire" is a plea for women's self-determination that, for all its good intentions, will probably strike viewers in this country as a bit obvious. The film depicts a middle-class family in today's New Delhi, where feminist ideas are ... Full Article

But this new film about contemporary Indian life (in English), opening today at the Castro and the Act 1 & 2 in Berkeley, is an alluring visual experience that shows how the emerging relationship severely upsets the order of things ... Full Article

Deepa Mehta 's ``Fire'' arrives advertised as the first Indian film about lesbianism.Among other recent Indian productions (according to the Hindu, the national newspaper) are films about tranvestism, eunuchs, sadomasochism and male homosexuality. ... Full Article

Music: A.R. Rahman U.S. Distributor: Zeitgeist Films On one hand are duties, obligations, and traditions. On the other are needs, desires, and freedom. Wars between these two antagonistic camps have been fought through the ages across many societies. ... Full Article