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Saturday, November 18, 2017

Monsoon Wedding (2001)

Right about now I am just hoping that the smog problem in Dehli subsides and that flights are resumed, but this was a nice introduction to the city.  The story revolves around an extended Indian family that are well off but not ridiculously wealthy.  They are preparing for the arranged wedding of their daughter, and that is at the center of the movie.
The various family members create different threads of the story, many of which require going out and about in the city, which for us was one of the reasons to watch the movie.  Another would be that if you haven't experienced a traditional Indian wedding, then this is a great rendition of one, and well worth watching for that alone.  There is a lot of drama and pathos here.  The colors are spectacular, Dehli comes off looking a bit shabby, but then the high points of the city are not front and center here, and Mira Nair's films are well worth seeing.

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