Deepa Mehta’s Water is the conclusion to her intensely emotional and beautiful Elements trilogy. Set in India during the rise of Mahatma Gandhi, Water recounts the story of Chuyia (Kariyawasam), a child bride. When her husband dies suddenly, Chuyia is forced to live in an ashram for Hindu widows, essentially cut off from society. Fortunately, she finds friends in the beautiful Kilyani (Ray) and in the forward-thinking Narayan (Abraham). With their help, Chuyia attempts to escape the confines of her existence.
Water
drama
Water
Water could easily be a bleak story of deprivation and loss, but in Mehta’s gentle hands, it becomes one charged with hope and optimism. Water was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Director: Deepa Mehta
An Officer of the Order of Canada, Mehta gained acclaim for her trilogy, Fire, Earth and Water. Her credits include Bollywood/Hollywood, the recent Anatomy of Violence and her adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, which was nominated for eight CSAs. Next, she will direct the films Secret Daughter and Masterpiece.
Director
Deepa Mehta
Writer(s)
Deepa Mehta
Star(s)
Sarala Kariyawasam, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas.
Year
2005
Length
114 min
Rating
14A
Language
Hindi
SUBTITLES
English
DUBBING
French
