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Features: DVD, Letterbox, Director's Cut, Notes, Biographies
Banned in India, Fire
is the first film to
confront lesbianism
in a culture adamantly
denying such a iove
could ever exist.
Shabana Azmi shines
as Radha Kapur in this
taboo-breaking portrayal
of contemporary India
and the hidden desires
that threaten to defy
traditional expectations.
In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur
swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy.
Radha’s life takes an irresistible turn when her
beautiful young sister-in-law (Nandita Das as
Sita) seeks to free herself from the confines of her
own loveless marriage and into the supple
embrace of Radha.
Editor's Note
Sita and Radha are young Indian women whose husbands choose celibacy or mistresses over their wives. The two women become friends and grow closer together, forming a forbidden but liberating relationship. A lush, passionate story of emancipation and love, in a closed society. Major controversy led this movie to be widely attacked and banned in India.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Collectors Edition | | Letterbox - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English | | Additional Release Material:
| Featurette: Film's Controversies | | Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Features:
| Scene Access | | Text/Photo Galleries:
| Production Notes | | Filmographies: Cast & Crew | | DVD-ROM Features:
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Release Information
|  | Studio: New Yorker Films |
| Release Date: 7/11/2000 |
| Running Time: 104 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1996 | | Catalog ID: 65300 | | UPC: 00717119653040 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Hindi | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Hindi | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...One of the most powerful achievements of FIRE is to represent a form of desire which is not an escape, but a political challenge..." 01/??/1999 p.46-7New York Times
"...FIRE has a cast of excellent actors and a steamy, gossipy story of marriages gone bad..." 08/22/1997 p.C22 Los Angeles Times
"...Graceful and daring....In her understated yet inimitably expressive manner, the exquisite Azmi blends right into the flawless ensemble of actors Mehta has assembled..." 08/27/1997 p.F5 Chicago Sun-Times
"...The film has a seductive resonance..." 09/19/1997 p.38 |
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