Water
2005
Drama
1h 57m
Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, Water begins when 8-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. (Fox Searchlight)
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Water
2005
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1h 57m
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Rated 20 Feb 2010
85
57th
A beautiful film, this is a rich exploration of the mix of religious tradition and colonialism, and its consequences on certain classes of women. The romantic melodrama, which is instrumental to the plot, seems a little out of place, and it is this element where the director takes the most risks in her film. This is in contrast to the risks in filmmaking that she took -- her life was threatened and sets destroyed by fundamentalists the first time she tried to make the movie.
Rated 20 Feb 2010
Rated 31 Dec 2008
90
94th
A very powerful film that highlights a situation that most people, myself included, probably don't know about. Yes it's Indian (at least partly) but its not the usual bollywood crap. Well worth a look.
Rated 31 Dec 2008
Rated 18 Mar 2009
83
31st
a bit slow, but not bad.
Rated 18 Mar 2009
Rated 10 Jan 2010
67
53rd
Unbelievable story based on true events in India.
I could not believe that women are so discriminated in this country. It's a very slow but good movie. I was astonished that in 2001 : 34 million women (widows) are in fact considered as
lost for the society.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
Rated 27 Jan 2010
58
46th
Better than the usual garbage but still not nearly as hard-hitting as it could be.
Rated 27 Jan 2010
Rated 06 Nov 2010
30
78th
"Unjustly victim to the same religious system to which the main character is faithful, her confines are a strange necessity to her as is the water to the lilies." - Sara Schieron
Rated 06 Nov 2010
Rated 08 Sep 2013
96
99th
Nominated for an Oscar, but if there's any justice in the world, its reputation will only grow in the future.
Rated 08 Sep 2013
Rated 25 Dec 2013
80
52nd
this was a surprisingly emotive film. it was shot beautifully, but in terms of plot/character it was somewhat lacking. having said this though, the film did a wonderful job of capturing certain moments of deep emotion. the film also excelled thematically with a message that rings true even in today's southern asia, which is a near-impossible feat given that the film achieved its theme with almost no help from plot or character.
Rated 25 Dec 2013
Rated 17 May 2014
20
12th
Ugh. Almost made it through the first hour, but that was enough for me. A lot of the dialogue was hard to understand: "What did she say? Was it English?"; on many occasions none of us could tell. As I find with many such films, a documentary on Indian child brides, the history, the religion, the laws, the impact, would be interesting, but this dramatized version was not. Not at all.
Rated 17 May 2014
Rated 30 Sep 2015
84
54th
A beautiful look into India culture in the 1930's and the fight between traditional and new thinking. The love side plot does slightly hurt the film but is important to the plot so it doesn't feel unnecessary, just a means to convey a message and feeling, not a means to tell a story.
Rated 30 Sep 2015
Rated 26 Feb 2017
4
77th
Svag fyra. Nyckelorden ger fel intryck, det har ar inte en Bollywoodfilm dar aktorerna plotsligt bryter ut i sang och dans, utan en episk och tragisk historia om behandlingen av aenkor. Det ar ingen tvekan om att Mehta vill vacka kanslor och opinion kring en fraga som fortfarande ar brannbar i Indien. Men nagon socialrealistisk skildring ar detta ju inte, har flodar romantik och tragik, Lisa Raye ar fantastiskt vacker och det ar ocksa fotot och sceneriet. Men historien ar som film ocksa valdigt
Rated 26 Feb 2017
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