Camilla 1994   PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Elias Koteas, Maury Chaykin, Graham Greene, Hume Cronyn, Bridget Fonda, Atom Egoyan, Don McKellar, Ranjit Chowdhry
Camilla (Jessica Tandy) is a sheltered, elderly woman who forms a bond with a young musician (Bridget Fonda), and, together, they head off on a road to self-discovery. Jessica's last movie. 1 User Review
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| | Wonderfully endearing performance by Jessica Tandy | Anonymous 10/05/2009 | I loved it. Probably a little campy but one of those 'Feel Good" movies that makes you glad that you watched it. AND the music was great!
There will never be another Jessica Tandy. |
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Earth 1998  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna, Kitu Gidwani, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raghuvir Yadav, Eric Peterson, Gulshan Grover, Babby Singh, Kabir Chowdhury, Arif Zakaria, Lauren Walker, Cinia Jain, Navtej Singh Johar
Set in India during the divisive days of 1947's religious battle between India's Hindus and Pakistan's Muslims, the view of humanity at war is seen through the eyes of a crippled eight-year-old girl, Lenny (Maia Sethna). This story will increase your understanding of history and, perhaps, make you question man's inhumanity to man in the name of religion.
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The Republic of Love 2003 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Emilia Fox, Bruce Greenwood, Edward Fox, Martha Henry, Jackie Burroughs, Alec Stockwell, Lloyd Owen, Gary Farmer, Rebecca Jenkins, Kate Lynch, Brooke D'Orsay, David Huband
Based on a novel by Pulitzer-Prize-winner Carol Shields, this is a love story set during a Canadian winter. Talk-show host Tom (Bruce Greenwood) is on his way to his fourth marriage while his fiancee, Fay (Emilia Fox), has high expectations regarding love and marriage. After her parents' 40-year marriage breaks down, Fay's values are shaken and doubts arise as to whether or not love is worth the heartbreaks.
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Water 2005 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Sarala, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Manorama, Raghuvir Yadav, Vidula Javalgekar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Vinay Pathak, Rishma Malik
This final installment of Deepa Mehta's trilogy follows "Fire" and "Earth." The subject is the forced exile under Hindu law of widows who must serve penitence for their husband's sins. Set in 1938, the story revolves around the trials, tribulations, and eventual rise from victimization of Chuyla (Sarala) who, as an eight-year-old widow, is separated from her family and is sent to live in an ashram (women's home) following the death of her husband. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Foreign Film. 1 User Review
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| | exceptional film | mini 01/31/2007 | | |
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| 1. Camilla (1994)
2. Earth (1998)
3. Fire (1996)
4. The Republic of Love (2003)
5. Water (2005)
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