Author: Deepa Mehta

Brand: Mongrel

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 01-03-2007

Details: Product Description A widow should be long suffering until death, self-restrained and chaste. A virtuous wife who remains chaste when her husband has died goes to heaven. A woman who is unfaithful to her husband is reborn in the womb of a jackal. The Laws of ManuChapter 5 verse 156-161Dharamshastras(Sacred Hindi texts) Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi’s rise to power, the story begins as eight-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live out their lives in penitence. Chuyia’s feisty presence affects the lives of the other residents, including a beautiful young widow, who falls in love with a Gandhian idealist. DISC 1 INCLUDES:-Feature Film (Theatrically Released Hindi Version)-Original 2.35:1 presentation, enhanced for widescreen TVs-Optional English Subtitles-DTS Hindi Audio-5.1 Hindi Audio-5.1 French Dubbed Audio-Director’s Commentary-Scene Index-Song Index DISC 2 INCLUDES (exclusive to Special Edition):-Feature Film (Alternate Version – Filmed in English and Never Before Released!)-Behind the Scenes Featurette-Original EPK: The Making of Water-Free Bonus “Scanning the Movies” 2 Part TV Special-Deleted Scenes-Theatrical Trailer-Stills Gallery Special Features NTSC REGION 1 Review “A Majestic Epic” -- Macleans “A Masterpiece!” -- Toronto Sun “A Triumph” -- Time Magazine “Luminous” -- Roger Ebert “Profoundly Moving Drama...Deeply Satisfying” -- Variety

UPC: 629159033044

EAN: 0629159033044

Languages: Hindi

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood