Fire
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Fire is a groundbreaking 1996 Indian film by Deepa Mehta that explores a taboo same-sex relationship between two women within a traditional family, sparking major cultural and political controversy in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fire canonical | 6 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Javed Jaffrey
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Karishma Jhalani NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulbhushan Kharbanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandita Das NERFINISHED ⓘ Shabana Azmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Radha
NERFINISHED
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Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Giles Nuttgens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
attacks on cinemas in India
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debate over homosexuality and freedom of expression in India ⓘ demands for a ban by conservative groups in India ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Deepa Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Zeitgeist Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Barry Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Earth (1998 film)
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Water (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related film
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drama film ⓘ romantic film ⓘ |
| hasPublicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| hasSequelRelation | first film in the Elements trilogy by Deepa Mehta ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
lesbian relationship
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marital dissatisfaction ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ same-sex relationship ⓘ traditional Indian family structures ⓘ |
| musicBy | A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major cultural controversy in India
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one of the first mainstream Indian films to explicitly depict a lesbian relationship ⓘ political protests and censorship debates in India ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| partOf | Deepa Mehta Elements trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | lesbian romance between Radha and Sita ⓘ |
| producer | Deepa Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary India ⓘ |
| subjectOf | censorship case before the Indian Central Board of Film Certification ⓘ |
| title | Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Deepa Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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