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Heaven on Earth /

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: DVD839/859 | Mongrel MediaLanguage: Panjabi, English, French Subtitle language: English Publication details: [Toronto, Ont.] : Distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media, [2009]Description: 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

Other title:

Title in French on menu screen: Paradis sur terre

Uniform titles:

Heaven on Earth (Motion picture : 2008). French & Punjabi.

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

791.43/72 22

LOC classification:

PN1995.9.C33 H426 2009

Production credits:

Director of photography, Giles Nuttgens ; co-producers, Anita Lee, Mehernaz Lentin ; production designer, Dilip Mehta ; editor, Colin Monie ; music score by Mychael Danna.

Cast: Preity Zinta, Balinder Johal, Rajinder Singh Cheema, Gourrav Sihan, Vansh Bhardwaj, Geetika Sharma, Orville Maciel, Ramanjit Kaur.Summary: Drama which "highlights the isolation and disappointment faced by a family of Punjabi immigrants to Canada. When Chand arrives in Brampton, Ontario to meet her new husband, she leaves behind a loving family and supportive community. Now, in a new country, she finds herself living in a modest suburban home with seven other people and two part-time tenants. Inside the home, she is at the mercy of her husband's temper, and her mother-in-law's controlling behaviour. After a magic root fails to transform her husband into a kind and loving man, Chand takes refuge in a familiar Indian folk tale featuring a king cobra"--NFB web site

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD-03011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050303673

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Special features: feature commentary with director Deepa Mehta; behind the scenes featurette; workshop vignettes featuring Preity Zinta, Vansh Bhardwaj and the entire cast; theatrical trailer.

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