Review of Earth (1999) by Private U — 03 May 2009

A great film about the partition of India. Aamir Khan is great.

This review of Earth (1999) was written by Private U on 03 May 2009.

Earth has generally received positive reviews.

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By Henrietta S (14) on 01 Sep 2009

I usually hate this kind of narrative device, but it was really interesting here…

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By Jepa P (21) on 05 Sep 2008

In my opinion the best of Mehta's (so far) trilogy. (Will there be Air as well…

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By Amanda M (712) on 21 Jun 2008

Interesting from a historical perspective and since I haven't seen many Hindi films, but it was a little slow for my taste, and, I've heard,…

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By Steve I (38) on 19 Jul 2008

Interesting interpretation of the religious civil war between Pakistan and India as seen through the eyes of an 8 year old Parsee girl…

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By Anu M (70) on 28 Jul 2009

Hmmmm...i liked Fire best…

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By Ankur S (57) on 21 Jun 2010

Very realistic and traumatic picturization of the brutal massacres of 1947 during partition of India…

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By Ross C (265) on 26 Aug 2008

An interesting account of the period around the independence of India, portraying, in a personal way, the devastating effect of the country's…

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By Linda S (229) on 15 Nov 2008

In my opinion, the best of Deepa Mehta's three films - watch it. Water comes in second, and Fire, third…

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By Praveen P (83) on 01 Feb 2009

Not the best from Mehta, but it was ok. Some unnecessary scenes and I felt that the script was a bit 'forced', it didn't seem natural…

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By Paolo D (61) on 30 Dec 2008

Good job at portraying the partition, not a good job with characters. In Deepa Mehta's other film Water, each character was unique…

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