It's 1938 India, a man asks his 8 year old daughter "Do you remember getting married? Your husband is dead, you're a widow now." (Remember she's 8!) So she gets her head shaved and is dropped off to live with other widows, apart from her family and apart from the world. She has a tough time adapting but befriends an attractive young (but adult) widow named Kalyani (Lisa Ray). It turns out that the widows make enough money to live on by pimping out the attractive widows to horny Brahmin. Kalyani soon meets Narayan, a youthful follower of Gandhi. He is willing to defy tradition and marry a widow, until he finds out that his father a horny Brahmin and has met Kalyani before.
This lush tale by Deepa Mehta and nominated for Best Foreign Film in 2007 explores the plight of widows in India. Apparently their plight today sucks just as much as it did 70 years ago. The vibrant blues and yellows make this a visually appealing, socially conscious film. The characters are able to refrain from bursting into song, making it less Bollywood and easier to watch. The films Fire and Earth make up the previous entries in this unrelated trilogy of films (think Trois Couleurs by Kieslowski).
This movie is like turmeric rice with lamb and garnished with cilantro. The bright yellow of the rice, green from the cilantro and the darkness of the lamb please the eye and excite the taste buds. Then the hearty, savory taste quickly satisfies while providing a mix of flavor and texture as the juicy meat mixes with the strong turmeric and rice. Often we think of bright colored foods as sweet, but this dish holds a much sharper flavor. Very filling, it nevertheless is an enjoyable new experience. 7/10
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This lush tale by Deepa Mehta and nominated for Best Foreign Film in 2007 explores the plight of widows in India. Apparently their plight today sucks just as much as it did 70 years ago. The vibrant blues and yellows make this a visually appealing, socially conscious film. The characters are able to refrain from bursting into song, making it less Bollywood and easier to watch. The films Fire and Earth make up the previous entries in this unrelated trilogy of films (think Trois Couleurs by Kieslowski).
This movie is like turmeric rice with lamb and garnished with cilantro. The bright yellow of the rice, green from the cilantro and the darkness of the lamb please the eye and excite the taste buds. Then the hearty, savory taste quickly satisfies while providing a mix of flavor and texture as the juicy meat mixes with the strong turmeric and rice. Often we think of bright colored foods as sweet, but this dish holds a much sharper flavor. Very filling, it nevertheless is an enjoyable new experience. 7/10
http://blog.myspace.com/locoformovies