Saturday I viewed a film by Deepa Mehta - 'Fire' she has two other films in this trilogy, '1947 Earth' which I have not seen. There has been much controversy around her films in India, as she speaks out for women through them. Last year I saw her film 'Water', a film that is one of the best films I had seen that year, it was beautiful and tragic (not sure if that is the right word) at the same time. A must see.......if we think that as women, we have achieved the 'natural' balance that once existed in our world - this movie is another look into how we have not and where we still need to progress. I don't want to send a message that this is about being pissed off at "men", it's NOT, but rather a message for us as a collective group to think about what we can do to raise our consciousness, collective and personal to restore that balance.........This movie was in San Diego last year, and was selected by the Oscars Academy among the final five nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Award. It was not seen in the mainstream as it has English subtitles, however, it was very easy to follow as there is a lot that is unspoken. A moving and poignant film. Now on DVD.
- Lori Brookes
http://water.mahiram.com/
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Bravo! This kind of thing needs to be heard around the world. While we still have a ways to go in this country for a better treatment of women, elsewhere in the world doesn't even come close.
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