Monsoon Wedding

[question everything]

Was a beautiful Indian movie from 2001, I think.

One of the characters all of a sudden remember how the rich relative molested her as a child and is now ready to repeat it with a younger girl. And she finally had the courage to speak up.

In the end, the father of the bride, the guardian of the woman, asked the molester to leave the celebrations, and apologized to the woman - Ria - for not being there for her at the time.

A really powerful commentary.

[NanceGreggs]

1. One of my Top Ten movie pics ...

... in fact, it might be my favourite movie, period.

I'm a little dissappointed that you included a major spoiler here - and also mis-characterized Ria. She didn't "suddenly remember" the molestation. She kept it hidden for years, and was only prompted to speak up in order to save her young relative from the same trauma.

It is a beautiful film. I have always nudged my friends to see it. It is at once uplifting, funny, romantic and deals with all kinds of issues. And it's done against the background of incredible music and the most beautiful women imaginable arrayed in the most stunning saris!

The sub-story about the wedding planner, Mr. Dubai, leads up to one of the most romantic scenes ever (you know the one), and brings me to tears every time I've watched this film - which is a LOT of times!

[question everything]

2. Sorry about the spoiler but I did not post this here to review a movie -

yes, great, with a beautiful combination of sight and sound and movement.

Dr. Ford and other coming forward brought that scene back to me, about how Ria was suppressing the memory; she cried: I did not even have breasts then. But when her young relative nonchalantly described how one put one's tongue in one's mouth - all came back.

[niyad]

3. thank you!