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Women's Studies
India Cabaret
A film by Mira Nair, Director of Salaam Bombay
"It is a remarkable sociological study of India." - Newsday
"This
intriguing production...will be appreciated by public library and community
college viewers." - Booklist
By
focusing on a group of female strippers who work in a nightclub in the suburbs
of Bombay, India Cabaret explores the "respectable" and "corrupt"
stereotypes which typify women in contemporary Indian society. It shows us the
ordinary lives the dancers lead during the day, and follows them into the dressing
room where they transform themselves into "queens of the night." The
film tells their story, relating their hopes and fears while respecting their
sense of pride, independence, strength and resilience. It also reveals the rules
and double standards of India's patriarchal society.
Booklist, Editor's Choice, 1988
Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival, 1986
Golden Athena, Athens International Film Festival, 1986
60 min. Video or DVD. Sale $295. Video Rental $85.
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