Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Quite good an introduction to Kama Sutra, the fair one. Rather a usual story from everyday life, still a fascinating style to live it. Cosmopilitical actors do help to create a universal atmosphere in the film, as it becomes actual to... Full review

I kept waiting and waiting but alas, no Ron Jeremy. I thought the "Hedgehog" would surely have made a cameo appearance as the true King of Sex.... Full review

gerat movie with good cast ill say.....naveen acting is best and the directin by meera nair is fantasting..the way she captured the indian ancient art of love in the camera is great so dont miss the change watch it ........ Full review

Just a beautiful movie all around... beautiful scenery in a beautiful setting, beautiful people in beautiful clothes, beautiful music... and yes, some beautiful sex scenes as well.... Full review

I first saw this movie about 4 years ago. And upon the first viewing I was dis-appointed about 15 mins into it. I'm sure most males are attracted to this film simply by the title... Kama Sutra. LOL. I was... Full review

Having read The Kama Sutra and having found it disappointing, I figured this late night showing couldn't be anymore disappointing than the text of the same name in translation. The subtitle, A Tale of Love, does help inform the potential... Full review

i admire mira nair's films. she clearly loves India and its culture, a fact evident in all of her films i've had the pleasure of seeing. but her real art is showing her passion through so many prisms. vanity fair... Full review

Produced in India by an Indian director and production crew for the primary purpose of introducing Europeans and North Americans to some aspects of the Hindu culture, this film was never intended for domestic markets and in fact I believe... Full review

This film was wonderfully told to me. The characters where great, the location was magical, and the whole film just left me with a great feeling. I love Indira Varma, she is so beautiful and such a talented actress. The... Full review

I must say I really enjoyed this film. I saw it late at night, when they usually only show crap on TV, and I was just blown away. I loved the historical setting, the costumes, the sets, the interaction of... Full review

The film is the tale of two girls, Maya and Tara, one a lowly servant girl, the other a noble princess, both raised together as childhood friends and rivals. On the eve of Taras wedding to the great king Raj Singh (Naveen Andrews), Maya sees a chance for revenge. ... Full Review

Nair, in short, might better have played her film's various elements and concerns against one another, as directors as different as and R.W. Fassbinder have done so successfully, instead of trying to blend them into an awkward, contradictory whole. With "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love," director Mira Nair has incorporated the teachings of the famous 4th century text on the art of love into a heady, tragic tale of the entangled lives of two women and two men in 16th century India. ... Full Review

Nothing in her previous work (the great film ``Salaam Bombay! The film is lush and voluptuous to regard, but I expected more from Mira Nair The story is contrived and unconvincing, the psychology is shallow ... Full Review

As a director who started out as a documentary filmmaker, I was sure shed be able to coax a performance out of someone like me who was so unused to the camera. I like the fact the story was from a female perspective" Producer Lydia Dean Pilcher The magic that Nair and Kriel brought to their tale of love in all its multi-faceted forms struck a chord with producer Lydia Dean Pilcher. ... Full Review

U.S. Distributor: Trimark Pictures A controversial film does not necessarily equate to a good film. This is true whether the movie is a big budget Hollywood release ( Showgirls ) or an art house special ( Crash ). ... Full Review

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Friday February 28, 1997 With "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love," director Mira Nair has incorporated the teachings of the famous 4th century text on the art of love into a heady, tragic tale of the entangled lives of two... ... Full Article

Mira Nair directs an erotic Indian film not about the Kama Sutra, but a story of love, hate and betrayal, in which the characters especially the protagonist are well-taught in the art of the Kama Sutra. ... Full Article

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