Movies For Lesbians - Fire

FIRE [1996 INDIA/CANADA] - 108 minutes. Deepa Mehta Winner: Audience award; Fiction film. [1997] Barcelona International women's film festival. Audience award; Best narrative feature. [1997] L.A. Outfest Grand Jury Award; Outstanding actress in a feature film [Azmi] [1997] L.A. Outfest Special Prize of the jury. [1996] Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film festival Most popular Canadian film. [1996] Vancouver International Film Festival Best film. [1997] Verona Love Scenes Film Festival Nominated: International Independent award. [1996] Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film festival Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Javed Jaffrey, Kushal Rekhi, Ranjit Chowdry, Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Synopsis: A very brave movie by Deepa Mehta. It is said that when this movie premiered in India, posters were torn down and there was a lot of public protest. India was not ready to acknowledge homosexuality amongst its own

Sita is a beautiful young lady who has recently entered an arranged marriage to the unfaithful Jatin. The newly weds live with Ashok, Jatins elder brother. Sita tries to be the good wife but finds that Jatin has no interest in her. She soon becomes disillusioned

Ashok has been married for several years. Although a good man at heart, he neglects his wife and spends all his time with his Swami, to whom he is totally committed. On finding out that his wife cannot have children, he turned to celibacy. He runs a restaurant which has a video rental attached.

Radha, Ashok's wife is a beautiful woman who cannot have children. There is a particularly poignant scene when Radha tells Sita about her inability to conceive. 'Sorry madam, no eggs' She spends her time running the household and restaurant.

Both women, lonely, unloved and unfulfilled, soon find in each other comfort and a love that leads to disastrous consequences

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