| Brief Description: | Moving to the American South in her American debut, the Indian-born,
Harvard-educated filmmaker Mira Nair (Salaam Bombay!) inverts the
Romeo and Juliet story, concerning the forbidden love affair of an
entrepreneurial black man (Denzel Washington) and a sheltered, young,
Indian woman (the startling newcomer Sarita Choudhury), despite the
objections of their respective families. Brilliantly shot by Ed
Lachman, Nair has a marvelous and open way with actors. With Roshan
Seth, Charles S. Dutton, and Joe Seneca. |
