Desperately Seeking Helen (1999)
Director Eisha Marjara's story takes us first to her childhood in snowbound small-town Quebec and then to Bombay, India, where she desperately tries to track down Helen, a famous movie star in the world's largest dream factory. Helen becomes a passage into Marjara's real world--her unsettling youth, life-threatening anorexia, and the devastating 1985 Air India bombing, which took the lives of her mother and sister. This video revisits the '70s pop culture of Marjara's youth and enters the fascinating world of the Bombay movie industry--"Bollywood."
Director: Eisha Marjara
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 81 min
Release Date: June 11, 1999
Cast
- Eisha Marjara - Self
- Helen - Self (archive footage)
Screenplay
Cinematography: Jules de Niverville
Editing: Eisha Marjara
Original Language: en
Keywords
woman director
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Desperately Seeking Helen about?
- Director Eisha Marjara's story takes us first to her childhood in snowbound small-town Quebec and then to Bombay, India, where she desperately tries to track down Helen, a famous movie star in the world's largest dream factory. Helen becomes a passage into Marjara's real world--her unsettling youth, life-threatening anorexia, and the devastating 1985 Air India bombing, which took the lives of her mother and sister. This video revisits the '70s pop culture of Marjara's youth and enters the fascinating world of the Bombay movie industry--"Bollywood."
- Who directed Desperately Seeking Helen?
- Desperately Seeking Helen was directed by Eisha Marjara.
- Who stars in Desperately Seeking Helen?
- Desperately Seeking Helen stars Eisha Marjara, Helen.
- How long is Desperately Seeking Helen?
- Desperately Seeking Helen has a runtime of 1h 21m (81 minutes).
- What genre is Desperately Seeking Helen?
- Desperately Seeking Helen is a Documentary film.