Like water for chocolate

Like water for chocolate

DVD - 2000

Romantic fantasy set in Mexico during the early 20th century. A young couple is blocked from marrying by the demands of the young woman's cold and selfish mother. To be near his love, the young man marries her sister, and she expresses her passion for him through her cooking.

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Subjects
Esquivel, Laura, > 1950- > Film adaptations.
Love > Drama.
Cooking, Mexican > Drama.
Families > Mexico > Drama.
Food > Drama.
Mexico > Drama.
Fantasy films > Videorecordings.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Romantic plays.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Genres
Fantasy films Videorecordings
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Romantic plays
Film adaptations
Feature films
Fiction films
Published
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment [2000?]
Burbank, Calif. : [2000?]
Language
Spanish
English
Corporate Authors
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico), Cinevista (Firm), Arau Films Internacional (Firm)
Corporate Authors
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico) (production company), Cinevista (Firm), Arau Films Internacional (Firm)
Other Authors
Alfonso Arau (film director), Laura Esquivel, 1950- (screenwriter), Marco Leonardi, 1971- (actor), Lumi Cavazos, 1969- (-), Regina Torné, Ada Carrasco, Mario Iván Martínez, Claudette Maille, 1964-, Yareli Arizmendi, Arcelia Ramírez
Item Description
Widescreen (1.85:1).
Based on the novel by Laura Esquivel.
Originally released as a Mexican motion picture in 1992.
Title from container.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Audience
MPAA rating: R, for sexuality.
Awards
Golden Ariel Award (Alfronso Arau)
Silver Ariel Award for Best Actor (Mario Ivan Martinez), Best Actress (Regina Torne), Best Actress in a Minor Role (Margarita Isabel), Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), Best Director (Alfonso Arau), Best Screenplay (Laura Esquivel) & Best Supporting Actress (Claudette Maille)
Production Credits
Cinematography, Emmanuel Lubezki, Steve Bernstein ; editing, Carlos Bolado, Francisco Chiu ; music, Leo Brower ; choreography, Farnesio de Bernal.
ISBN
9780788816826
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