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001355651 1001_ $$aEquer-Hamy, Carol.
001355651 24510 $$aArranged marriages$$h[electronic resource] /$$cdirected by Carol Equer-Hamy.
001355651 260__ $$aNew York, NY :$$bFilmakers Library,$$c2002.
001355651 300__ $$a1 online resource (52 min.)
001355651 500__ $$aOriginally released as DVD.
001355651 500__ $$aTitle from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
001355651 520__ $$aWesterners have always been averse to the idea of arranged marriages, holding up the "love match" as the ideal. In this film, a young, divorced European explores attitudes among the educated Indian couples of her acquaintance, asking them how they met and married their spouses. What emerges is an engaging portrait of young marrieds who have striven for personal happiness within a social system which would seem to negate these considerations. In India marriages are a family matter; the best interests of the family often govern the arrangements. Romance is not usually a consideration, nor are the feelings of the couple. We are taken to a marriage bureau, where earnest parents look over the qualifications of potential mates for their children; education, caste, religion, profession, physical attributes all figure in the equation. Marriages can be used to improve the social standing of the family. A rich, but low caste father has found a high-borne groom of shady reputation for his daughter and showers him with jewels. The bride accepts her fate and sadly drives off with her new husband after an opulent wedding. In our society where so many marriages fail and so many young people find it challenging to find a suitable mate, a glimpse into another world is both fascinating and ironic.
001355651 521__ $$aFor College; Adult audiences.
001355651 546__ $$aEnglish.
001355651 650_0 $$aArranged marriage$$zIndia.
001355651 653_0 $$aFamily
001355651 653_0 $$aRelationships
001355651 655_0 $$aDocumentary.
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