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Earth. (1998 film) Earth ( Hindi: पृथ्वी; released in India as 1947: Earth) is a 1999 Indo-Canadian period romance drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa 's novel, Cracking India (1991, US; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, UK), set during the 1947 partition of India.
Sep 10, 1999 · Earth: Directed by Deepa Mehta. With Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna. It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Deepa Mehta
- 1999-09-10
The movie is about a young, brace legged, eight year old Parsee girl named Lenny, whose beautiful nanny, Shanta is admired by all the men in a circle of friends. She slowly comes to love Hasan, a masseur, who is Muslim. She likes, but does not love, Dil, known as "Ice Candy Man". Her life is pleasant in a wealthy Parsee household ruled by Lenny ...
Jun 12, 2017 · The one exception is a nineteen-year-old film by Indian-Canadian director Deepa Mehta, Earth (1998). Throughout her career, Deepa Mehta has infused the energy of mainstream Indian cinema with fierce political consciousness.
Released September 16th, 1998, 'Earth' stars Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb ...
Oct 15, 1999 · The film is told as a melodrama and romance, not docudrama, and that makes it all the more effective. It sees much of the action through the eyes of a little brace-legged Parsee girl named Lenny, whose beautiful Hindu nanny, or "ayah," is admired by all the men in a circle of friends. The ayah is Shanta ( Nandita Das ), with glowing eyes and a ...
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Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998. Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Oh Canada!) May 13 - June 6, 1999. Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 11-24, 1999. G2 Films, formerly known as Goldwyn Films, is the boutique division of MGM Pictures.
