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Fire

Review of "Fire"
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Malinda Lo, Contributing Writer
 on September 13, 2004 | Comments (0)
Deepa Mehta's 1996 film tells the story of two Indian sisters-in-law living in traditional marriages who fall in love with each other.
Female Bollywood directors are "the next big thing"
by
Courtney Gillette
 on September 13, 2011 | Comments (7)
A New York Times piece hails women getting behind the camera for some of Bollywood's best films.
A young lesbian couple in India loses hope
by
the linster
 on January 26, 2011 | Comments (31)
Two teenage girls in India committed suicide after seeing a film that convinced them of the impossibility of living openly as a couple.
Review of "Fire"
by
Sarah Warn, Founder and Former Editor in Chief
 on June 27, 2004 | Comments (0)
Two Indian sisters-in-law living in traditional marriages fall in love with each other in this classic and controversial film.
Retro Reviewing: "Fire"
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Trish Bendix, Managing Editor
 on February 7, 2009 | Comments (15)
This week, the Retro Reviewers braved Fire, the very first Indian lesbian film from Deepa Mehta. All of the reviewers agreed that the movie was deep, en
Cinematic pairs: partners or lovers?
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scribegrrrl, Contributing Writer
 on March 19, 2008 | Comments (60)
Lately I've been thinking about lover Cindi on The L Word. Well, not Cindi herself, but the "lover" thing. It's hilarious every time Dawn Denbo says it, mostly
From "Fire" to "Journey" to "Kiran": Cinematic Indian Lesbians Evolve
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Karman Kregloe, Editor
on January 30, 2007 | Comments (5)
Indian lesbians are less likely to die or go crazy on film these days.