A powerful drama focusing on one woman's life in a loveless marriage who becomes involved with a beautiful woman. Fire stirred controversy in India when it was first screened. Read more
| Starring | Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Kulbhushan Kharbanda |
|---|---|
| Director | Deepa Mehta |
| Genres | Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema |
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A powerful drama focusing on one woman's life in a loveless marriage who becomes involved with a beautiful woman. Fire stirred controversy in India when it was first screened.
| Starring | Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Kulbhushan Kharbanda |
|---|---|
| Director | Deepa Mehta |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Hindi, English |
| Released | Production year: 1996 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 31 Oct 2005 |
Beautifully shot and daringly told.
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very much NOT Bollywood
Come on people, wake up! This film is about as far from Bollywood as anything from the Subcontinent is capable of being!
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Fire 1996
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An unsually frank insight into family disfunctionality from an Indian perspective
I almost stopped watching this film, feeling that it was a crass production full of stereotypes. However, my faith in the director was rewarded, reavealing a ... read more »
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Strong performances
As part of a trilogy of films on aspects of Indian culture and history this is well directed and acted especially between the two central women who are drawn to... read more »
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