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01/26/06
Fire (1996)
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Reviews Counted:3
Fresh:3
Rotten:0
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Sita and Radha are young Indian women whose husbands choose celibacy or mistresses over their wives. The two women become friends and grow closer together, forming a forbidden but liberating... [More]
Starring: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Kulbushan Kharbanda, Jaaved Jaaferi
Director: Deepa Mehta
Reviews for Fire
1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticAudacious, yet sensitive, Fire may shock traditionalists but might well win Indian cinema a whole new audience.
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03/26/09
Top CriticFire may be a film, but its story of frustrated desires, love-starved women and the stifling bonds of tradition makes it resemble one of those fat best-selling novels that can fill a summer day at the beach with hours of undemanding pleasure.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe film has a seductive resonance.
01/01/00
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