"Saawariya"

I recently watched the romantic foreign film "Saawariya."

The film is unique. It is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's "White Nights". It reminded me of an early musical, but with a definite Eastern flair. The lights and colors were similar to Disney's "Alladin". The music had a techno-ether-world feel. I say ether because of its lighter than air sound.

It's the story of a young man who is new in town. He wants to be a rock star. He brings happiness and hope to the women of the area. Then, he falls passionately in love with a beautiful girl. He becomes obsessed with her after their first meeting. Her own love story smolders as an undercurrent. It's worth considering the differences in their love. It's poetic and beautiful.

It's a great date movie if you like its style.

Complaints and heads-up
PG-best suited for adults
This story is set in the red-light district. The women are dressed in bedazzling Indian garb (bare tummy's). There is some reference to their line of work. The young man in the story does a dance in front of a window, in which he flashes the empty street although the audience see's nothing. Some of the hip action in the choreography could be offensive to some if not in a moral sense than in an artistic one.

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Available at the local Nampa Public Library