Earth

[avad]

Ugh.
I just watched the film 'Earth' by Deepa Mehta. And, as the teaser promised, I am emotionally devastated.
Human cruelty is That which I..just can't...understand..which absolutely breaks my heart.
Here's a spliced description:
"Earth, The second film in Deepa Mehta's controversial trilogy is an emotionally devastating love story set within the sweeping social upheaval and violence of 1947 India. As her country teeters on the brink of self rule and instability, 8-year old Lenny, an innocent girl from an affluent Parsee family, is in danger of having her world turned upside down. As the simmering violence around them reaches a boiling point, Lenny's beautiful nanny Shanta (Nandita Das) falls in love with one of Lenny's heroes,… the charismatic and peace-advocating Hassan. Love, however, can be dangerous when religious differences are tearing the country apart, and friendships and loyalty are put to the test. ./Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and Parsees alike buzz like bees around the lovely flower Shanta, the Hindu nanny of sheltered 8-year-old Parsee girl Lenny-baby. This sunny Eden of racial harmony plunges into darkness when independence brings the partition of the empire and sets ethnic groups against one another in civil war./ Building to a shattering climax, Earth is a devastating human drama in which desire unfolds into a stirring tale of love and the ultimate betrayal. "

Yes, I do recommend the film highly... and give Kudos to Mehta for expressing such a jarring perspective and showing the sad irony of violence between groups of people who once were friends.
Has anyone seen it?

Comments

[hopeevey.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see it - assuming anyone would go with me. I strongly suspect I'd need the emotional support afterward. And lots of tissues during.

[wandruska.livejournal.com]

not seen it but i'd like to, there is a huge community of asians where i live and would be nice to have a better understanding of their history. i'll keep an eye out for tv schedules, it's the only i think i can get to see it.

[chaizzilla.livejournal.com]

we're a species that went insane early on and has yet to find its way back, but has no honest excuses for not doing so.

THAT FILM IS AMAZING

[ambitioushope.livejournal.com]

I SAW IT IN CLASS IT RULES !!!
i am so seeing "water" sometime soon.
and hoping/praying that "fire" ets past the sensors