Fire (1996) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Fire
Year
1996
Running time
104 min.
Country
India
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production India-Canada;
Genre
Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama. Gay & Lesbian. Family Relationships
Movie Groups
Synopsis
In New Delhi, Sita, a beautiful and intelligent young woman embarks on an arranged, loveless marriage to a faithless husband, Jatin. The extended family, owners of a video store, live together according to custom. Family tensions escalate. Radha, Sita's sister-in-law, is unable to conceive; her disappointed husband Ashok (Sita's husband's brother) has taken a vow of celibacy, acquired a swami and is often gone. Eventually Jita and Radha develop a physical relationship which is far more emotionally sustaining than they have found with their husbands.
Rankings Position
Awards
1996: Toronto: Audience Award.
1996: Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo - Best Actress (Azmi)
Critics' reviews
- "Mehta has created a pair of memorable characters who are easy to empathize with, and who gratifyingly are never transformed from flesh-and-blood individuals into mere symbols"
- "The richness of characters make this movie shine. It's just that, somehow, a certain sense of fire is missing."
- "As a director, Mehta would do well to stop smothering her empathy in glibness (she uses the family's ancient mute grandmother as a sitcom prank), but her empathy pokes through nonetheless."
- "Fire is designed to provoke questions and spark debate. Mission accomplished, but, despite a heartfelt tone that pervades its every moment, it doesn't do much else."
- "For a film with such volatile subject matter, the performances are subdued and naturalistic. Fire burns with a rare flame."
- "Audacious, yet sensitive, Fire may shock traditionalists but is the sort of film that ought to win Indian cinema a whole new audience."
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Ranking Lists Position
- 10 My Favorite Indian Movies (17)
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