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The world before her / - Widescreen. , Canada - [New York] : Docurama : Distributed in the U.S. by Cinedigm Entertainment, [2013] - 1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Documentary. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.

Bonus features: Extended and deleted scenes -- Additional interviews -- Trailer.

Educational and home use only.

Directors of photography, Mrinal Desai, Derek Rogers ; editor, David Kazala ; original music, Ken Myhr. Directors of photography, Mrinal Desai, Derek Rogers ; editor, David Kazala ; original music, Ken Myhr.

Featuring: Pooja Chopra, Marc Robinson, Ankita Shorey, Ruhi Singh, Prachi Trivedi.

A documentary examining opposing cultural movements in India (tradition vs. modernism), contrasting the experiences and attitudes of contestants in the Miss India beauty contest with those of participants at a Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls.


DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround or 2.0 stereo.


In English and Hindi with English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.

Tribeca Film Festival 2012, Best Documentary Feature; HotDocs 2012, Best Canadian Feature; Traverse City Film Festival, Best Foreign Film.

Standard No.: 767685291061

Publisher. No.: NNVG291060 Docurama

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
2000-2099

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--Social conditions--India--21st century.
Beauty contests--India.
Beauty contestants--India.
Religious fundamentalism--India.
Hinduism and culture--India.
Social change--India.
Femmes--Conditions sociales--Inde--21e siècle.
Concours de beauté--Inde.
Candidates (Concours de beauté)--Inde.
Intégrisme--Inde.
Hindouisme et culture--Inde.
Beauty contestants.
Beauty contests.
Hinduism and culture.
Manners and customs.
Religious fundamentalism.
Social change.
Social conditions
Women--Social conditions.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Social conditions--21st century.
India--Social life and customs--21st century.
Inde--Conditions sociales--21e siècle.
Inde--Mœurs et coutumes--21e siècle.
India.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Hindi language materials.
Feature films--Canada.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.

LC Class. No.: HQ1742 / .W695 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 305.42/0954