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Explores attitudes among educated Indian couples, asking them how they met and married their spouses. In India, marriages are a family matter often arranged to improve the social standing of the family. This documentary makes a visit to a marriage bureau, where earnest parents look over the qualific...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Dominant 7 (Firm), Cinquième (Firm), Filmakers Library, inc
Other Authors: Equer-Hamy, Carol
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Multiple languages
Language Notes:In English and Indian dialects and English subtitles.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, 2001.
Series:Award winning films and videos.
Subjects:
Arranged marriage > India.
Marriage customs and rites > India.
Marriage brokerage > India.
Matrimonial advertisements > India.
Dowry > India.
Caste > India.
India > Social life and customs.
Documentary films.
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Summary:Explores attitudes among educated Indian couples, asking them how they met and married their spouses. In India, marriages are a family matter often arranged to improve the social standing of the family. This documentary makes a visit to a marriage bureau, where earnest parents look over the qualifications of potential mates for their children; education, caste, religion, profession and physical attribues all figure in the equation.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (52 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Director, Carol Equer-Hamy ; photography, Laurent Fénart ; editor, Lise Beaulieu.