Water Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; Mongrel Media presents in association with Telefilm Canada, Noble Nomad Pictures, Echo Lake Productions ; a David Hamilton production ; a Deepa Mehta film ; produced by David Hamilton ; written and directed by Deepa Mehta [videorecording]

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Publication details: 2006 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Beverly Hills, CA :Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s):

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PN1995.9.W6 W38 2006

Summary: A Hindu widow in 1938 could throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre, marry her husband's younger brother or live in poverty and self-denial from then on. When eight-year- old Chuyia is widowed, she is sent to a home in the Holy City of Varanasi where Hindu widows live in penitence. Her feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices, especially a young woman who has fallen in love with a follower of Gandhi

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Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) Multimedia	Fiction	PN1995.9.W6 W38 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not for loan	042214

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Originally released in 2005 as a motion picture

Special features: director Deepa Mehta commentary; "Behind
-the-scenes" featurette; "The story behind the making of 'Water'" featurette

A Hindu widow in 1938 could throw herself on her husband's
funeral pyre, marry her husband's younger brother or live
in poverty and self-denial from then on. When eight-year-
old Chuyia is widowed, she is sent to a home in the Holy
City of Varanasi where Hindu widows live in penitence. Her
feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each
to confront their faith and society's prejudices,
especially a young woman who has fallen in love with a
follower of Gandhi