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Earth [DVD]

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4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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  • Format: PAL
  • Language: Hindi
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 31 Oct 2005
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000AQQHVA
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 41,136 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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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 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. 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.

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A powerful and impressive drama. -- Time Out

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60 of 62 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Watch if ever there was 23 Nov 2005
By Juliane
Format:DVD
I have just watched EARTH and I am quite simply shattered. I had been trying to get hold of the film for quite a while and of course I was somewhat afraid it might not be up to my expectations - it has exceeded them by far. It just is one of the best films I have seen in a long time. But be warned - it is by no means a Bollywood film or what has come to be understood by the term. The action takes place in Lahore, august 1947, and shows the cruel aspects of the Partition - the old, old story of politics suddenly turning friends into deadly enemies: Hindus turn against Muslims, Muslims turn against Hindus and in the midst of it there is an eight-year-old girl who watches it all and understands nothing - but still she experiences extreme sadness and suffering that will change her life forever. One of the most heartrending scenes is the one where she re-enacts one of the cruel scenes she has witnessed. Don't get me wrong - the atrocities are hinted at rather than explicitly shown; they are mostly in the head (they always are the worst kind, of course, because you can't shake them off - especially as you know they really did happen - and are still happening). The action centres around the girl and her nanny and her group of friends, of different religions and different social backgrounds. It all starts pleasantly and even funnily enough - but given the historical background you just know that the characters' destinies are spiralling to an unavoidably tragic climax where love turns into hate and trust is unforgivably betrayed. There is no happy ending, there just can't be - worse even, there is not even a glimpse of hope left one of the persons involved might have survived emotionally if bodily. The actors are all of them beyond par and Aamir Kahn is second to none - Hollywood, Bollywood or whatever. To my mind there are few actors if any who can bring great emotions across by this minimalistic means. This film will leave you drained but it is worth every minute of it.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
If you're reasonable interested in the development of India/Pakistan in a civilised way you should see this.

I saw this film as someone who does not like Bollywood fare and was surprised to find that on every level: (Technical-lighting, music,Artistic style, Intelligent intent, Historical content and acting..... Any more? - You name them!)Some Indians are making movies that are better anything Hollywood turns out. It's basically about how the motions of vast religious (read political) machinations during partition bring about a degeneration in a group of friends of all religious background.

There is an especially telling little kernel at the heart of the story when Aamir Khan (excellent as ever) tells the girl he loves about how, if he does not marry someone from the opposed religion to temper his mind, he is afraid of the beast within himself that may be unleashed with the insane goings on around him.

Brave enough to show Nehru (hagiographed in all other things that I've seen) as a distant, Upper-class and very English radio voice, far removed from the little people that political egos crushed in the mayhem....The only short coming I found was not mentioning the culprits responsible for setting up the worst atrocity of the 20th century....And watch out for an especially haunting ending.

Warning: don't lend this video to any narrow minded bigots/fundamentals of any persuasion - they may damage the tape so it can't be seen again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A First Class Film 8 Aug 2007
By Dichon
Format:DVD
This film is about the partition of India and the terrible tragedies that surround it. It is seen through the eyes of Lenny-baby,a young parsee girl who because of her lack of prejudice towards any side, brings home the sadness of it all. The film does not take sides and this is one of its biggest strengths. The main actors are Aamir Khan and Rahul Khanna. Both give outstanding performances as each one's character reacts to the unfolding situaution very differently. In Aamir, the situation brings out the monster in him while in Rahul, the gentle man comes to the fore. You have to see this movie. No review can convey how amazing it is.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Earth and Water - Deepa Mehta's 2 out of 3
I saw FIRE - the first of Deepa Mehta's trilogy - years ago at a women's cultural festival, sitting next to its wonderful star, Shabana Asmi, & talking to her afterwards. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2011 by Frances
5.0 out of 5 stars A heart rending story of partition
This is the second of Deepa Metha's excellent trilogy, and I think it is perhaps the most heart rending. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by Jennifer Malsingh
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Indian movies ever made. A must watch!
Make sure you watch this movie. This is as close as it gets to the truth as to what happened in Pakistan and India before Partition.
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by Bobby Bangher
5.0 out of 5 stars Not the film I thought it would be...
I made the mistake of judging this DVD by its cover. I was misled into expecting, mainly, a love story. Read more
Published on 25 May 2009 by Rob
5.0 out of 5 stars the indian holocaust from the eyes of a child
This infernal vision of the bloody and visceral massacres that took place in Punjab during the hot and humid monsoon of 1947 is an indictment of cruelty man to man ,that it is... Read more
Published on 20 July 2008 by doctor oz MB,MRCP
5.0 out of 5 stars Must See Film ABout Partition
I saw this movie after reading the excellent reviews in the newspapers and didn't regret one bit of it! Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2007 by Jay
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-See
Another outstanding film from the Aamir Khan-Deepa Mehta stable. This is simply one of the best films of the decade and should be compulsory viewing on every social science... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2007 by AG Stephenson
4.0 out of 5 stars Another raw element
"Earth" is a totally different movie to "Fire" but just as controversial. While "Fire" touches on forbidden relationships and the dominance of men, "Earth" explores religion, an... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2005 by Amanda Richards
5.0 out of 5 stars Will leave you literally breathless
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