DANCING WITH SHIVA
Category: motion picture

directed by Jonathan Demme
starring Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Anna Deveare Smith, Debra Winger
filming: September 2007, Connecticut
release: 2008, Sony Pictures Classics


Dancing With Shiva is a contemporary ensemble "drama with an
aggressive sense of humor".  It is based on a screenplay by Jenny
Lumet (daughter of Sidney) about the return of an estranged daughter
to the family home for her sister's wedding. Kym's (Hathaway)
reemergence throws a wrench into the family dynamics, forcing
long-simmering tensions to surface in ways both hilarious and
heartbreaking. Dancing With Shiva paints a colorful, nuanced family
portrait and is filled with the rich characters that have always been
a hallmark of Jonathan Demme's films.