
Negotiating with Tradition: Female Homosexuality in Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996)
estimated reading time: 8 minutes Fire: women as authors and protagonists Fire (1996) is a film by Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta, the first piece of her Elements trilogy, composed by two other features: Earth (1998) and Water (2005). The movie stars major actresses Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, both with a career in parallel India cinema. In particular, Azmi had already won four National Film … Continua a leggere Negotiating with Tradition: Female Homosexuality in Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996)