Heaven on Earth Videsh.
(DVD)
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Language
pan
UPC
629159038407
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Special features: feature commentary with director Deepa Mehta ; behind the scenes featurette ; workshop vignettes featuring Preity Zinta, Vansh Bhardwaj and the entire cast ; theatrical trailer.
General Note
A Hamilton Mehta production in co-production with The National Film Board of Canada.
Creation/Production Credits
Writer & director, Deepa Mehta ; producer, David Hamilton ; director of photography, Giles Nuttgens ; co-producers, Anita Lee, Mehernaz Lentin ; production designer, Dilip Mehta ; editor, Colin Monie ; music score by Mychael Danna.
Participants/Performers
Preity Zinta, Balinder Johal, Rajinder Singh Cheema, Gourrav Sihan, Vansh Bhardwaj, Geetika Sharma, Orville Maciel, Ramanjit Kaur.
Description
Drama which "highlights the isolation and disappointment faced by a family of Punjabi immigrants to Canada. When Chand arrives in Brampton, Ontario to meet her new husband, she leaves behind a loving family and supportive community. Now, in a new country, she finds herself living in a modest suburban home with seven other people and two part-time tenants. Inside the home, she is at the mercy of her husband's temper, and her mother-in-law's controlling behaviour. After a magic root fails to transform her husband into a kind and loving man, Chand takes refuge in a familiar Indian folk tale featuring a King Cobra"--NFB web site.
System Details
DVD, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
In Punjabi and English, with optional English subtitles.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Whippanong Library - Adult Media | DVD FOREIGN VID | Available |
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mehta, D., Hamilton, D., Nuttgens, G., Danna, M., Zinta, P., Bhardwaj, V., Johal, B., Cheema, R. S., Kaur, R., Sihan, G., Maciel, O., & Sharma, G. Heaven on Earth: Videsh .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Deepa Mehta et al.. Heaven On Earth: Videsh. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Deepa Mehta et al.. Heaven On Earth: Videsh .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mehta, Deepa, et al. Heaven On Earth: Videsh
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