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Title:
Arranged marriages / Dominant 7, La Cinquiéme ; a film by Carol Equer-Hamy ; director, Carol Equer-Hamy.
Publisher:
Filmakers Library,
Copyright Date:
2001
Description:
1 videocassette (52 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Subject:
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.
Other Authors:
Equer-Hamy, Carol.
Dominant 7 (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98041012
Cinquième (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98033138
Filmakers Library, inc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50029346
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.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)51174271
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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