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03/26/09
Fire (1996)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:18
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.7/10
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
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Reviews for Fire
Top CriticFire lights its spark beautifully
08/21/06
should spark interest in India's modern culture even if it doesn't satisfy those who think a lesbian love affair should burn more explicitly
05/06/06
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01/26/06
Top CriticNo review available.
06/14/05
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10/28/03
Top CriticAlthough the acting is pleasant enough, the script by the director suffers from a paucity of ideas. His characters are handsomely outlined but never adequately filled in.
07/24/02
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04/12/02
Top CriticOne of the most powerful achievements of Fire is to represent a form of desire which is not an escape, but a political challenge.
03/05/02
A compelling drama set in India about the boundlessness of desire.
03/02/02
A sensuous visual experience, thanks to the collaboration between cinematographer Giles Nuttgens and Mehta.
01/01/00
More soap opera than anything else, full of wringing of hands and lots and lots of talking.
01/01/00
Audacious, yet sensitive, Fire may shock traditionalists but might well win Indian cinema a whole new audience.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Mehta's direction of her unusually intimate film is delicate. The acting is notably good, especially from Azmi.
01/01/00
Top CriticWorks because it doesn't come off as a lofty diatribe but actually mixes humor with its pathos.
01/01/00
Fire 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 CriticFire's flat-out depiction of average middle-class existence in New Delhi is eye-opening.
01/01/00
Speaks tellingly about individual freedom for women versus social expectations and arranged marriages.
01/01/00
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