Water

Having read other peoples' reviews, I agree with those who recommend it for the many reasons given; however I saw a more subtle message in the movie. This is about a universal tendency of human nature over eons of time to... Full review

Water, part of Deepa Mehta's elemental trilogy portrays a tragic time in India's past and a reminder to put an end of those sins today. With a stunning setting, tremendous acting performances and oscar worthy direction, Water is truly an inspirational... Full review

This was a great movie. It unfortunately depicts the reality of the happenings in India during those times. Even now, conditions are not the best for the less wealthy widows that exist there. It's so sad to see, but necessary to... Full review

The movie touches the 1930's & prior era covering the life of widows and the politics behind it. All started as a result of the caste system in India - which was originally meant to categorize a person based on his/her... Full review

it is one of the best movie in the recent years, i think every one acted so well and it looks so natural every one from the sets i must say that little girl, lisa ray and seema biswas acted so... Full review

an epic

Water is not all gloom and doom; for one thing, the look of the film is entirely astonishing. Water inhabits a world in which widows are required to shave their heads as identification and where even touching a widow means having to bathe again, and at films end we are told even though the laws have bettered, a system of culturally-instituted deprivation continues to bias itself against the thirty-four million widows that live in India now. ... Full Review

Water looks at the brutal treatment of Hindu widows in India, shunted off to live in little hovels, stripped of many basic human rights (when their husbands die, this culture believes that part of the widow "dies" as well). There is also one achingly beautiful young woman, Kalyani (Lisa Ray), who for some reason gets to keep her shiny long hair (the others must shave their heads). ... Full Review

Her elemental trilogy - Fire, Earth and Water reflects a harshly uncompromising sensibility. Many moments in Water would comfortably qualify as pure cinema. There are bouts of humour, dance and music. ... Full Review

Nishabd' has given the fashion a push; 'Water' is another visual treat to watch. Deepa has a good script in hand, a very subtle cast and some very brilliant performances. It is here that Chuhiya meets the mesmerizing beauty in Kalyani (Lisa Ray). ... Full Review

As it ends, so Water begins, in a dour mood. Even so, Water 's social realism works against its romanticism, the movie unable to decide whether it wants to be a historical epic or a Hallmark tearjerker. ... Full Review

By the banks of the river Ganges, against a politically stirred backdrop (Gandhian movement), Water sheds light on the plight of widows in the Indian society. ... Full Article

The other entries in this category were Algeria's Days of Glory , Denmark's After the Wedding and Mexico's Pan Labryinth. Director Deepa Mehta arrived at the Oscars with her lead cast of John Abraham, Lisa Ray and Seema Biswas, as ... Full Article

My mother wore a blue cotton kurta printed with patterns of white-and-yellow flowers.Her hair was pulled back in a tight ponytail.The crew gathered behind the monitor, out of view of the camera. ... Full Article

The film is the third in the trilogy of films by Deepa Mehta after Fire and 1947 Earth , and deals with the plight of widows in the India of the 1930s. Fire tackled lesbianism while Earth dealt with the ... Full Article

Its with great pride AND enthusiasm that Desi Hits! announces, India-born director Deepa Mehta's film Water is among the FINAL five Oscar award nominations for best foreign language category! ... Full Article