Heart Divided in Brick Lane Trailer

Canadian director Deepa Mehta has made a career for herself making films about East Asian women and their struggles within traditional Indian culture. Her Elements Trilogy covered female relationships/love, religion and the treatment of widows within the culture and though over the years other directors have tried to capture some of the essence of life within Indian culture, I’ve never felt quite as close to really understanding it than while watching one of Mehta’s works – though Mira Nair has done a fair job in her own right.

Now Sarah Gavron is stepping into the scene which until recently, has been dominated by these two film makers. In Brick Lane first time director Gavron tackles a story of Nazneem, a woman trapped in a loveless arranged marriage until she meets and falls in love with Karim, a handsome young man who offers her a life of love and passion but at great cost.

The trailer makes the film out to be rich in drama but reviews since the film’s world premiere last year suggest that it’s not quite as dramatic as we’re led to believe yet, there’s the constant note of the performances and beauty of the film. Not quite sure I’ll take more than that from it but I’m certainly curious to make that decision for myself.

The folks at Sony Pictures Classics will be releasing Brick Lane in a limited capacity on June 20th. Sony’s films tend to make an appearance around these parts so lets hope this one fits the usual bill.

Trailer is tucked under the seat.