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Deepa Mehta

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Nascita
1 gennaio 1950 · Amritsar, Punjab, India

Biografia

Deepa Mehta, LLD (born 1 January 1950 in Amritsar, Punjab, India) is a Genie Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005), which was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Her repertoire includes Bollywood/Hollywood and the adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Midnight’s Children. Born in India, she migrated to Canada after studying philosophy at the University of New Delhi. Initially focusing on documentaries, she's received numerous awards, honorary degrees, and prestigious honours like the Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award and the Order of Canada for her groundbreaking work in film. Recognized for challenging norms, Mehta’s films are revered for their daring and provocative nature, earning her distinctions like the Best Canadian Director by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle in 2006. She also co-founded Hamilton-Mehta Productions, with her husband, producer David Hamilton in 1996.

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Locandina di Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets
Serie · 2021 · ★ 7,4
Locandina di Violation
Violation
Film · 2020 · ★ 5,4
Locandina di Water
Water
Film · 2005 · ★ 6,8
Locandina di Little America
Little America
Serie · 2020 · ★ 6,6
Locandina di Fire
Fire
Film · 1997 · ★ 6,8
Locandina di I figli della mezzanotte
I figli della mezzanotte
Film · 2012 · ★ 5,5
Locandina di To Kill a Tiger
To Kill a Tiger
Film · 2023 · ★ 7,6
Locandina di Earth
Earth
Film · 1998 · ★ 6,6
Locandina di Bollywood/Hollywood
Bollywood/Hollywood
Film · 2002 · ★ 5,7
Locandina di Le avventure del giovane Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Le avventure del giovane Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Film · 1996 · ★ 6,1
Locandina di Leila
Leila
Serie · 2019 · ★ 6,4
Locandina di Camilla
Camilla
Film · 1994 · ★ 5,6

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