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7.9

Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

Como agua para chocolate
Running time: 105 min. | Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Kitchen, Adolescence, Magical realism, Melodrama
Like Water for Chocolate

Synopsis

The passionate Tita (Lumi Cavazos) is in love with Pedro (Marco Leonardi), but her controlling mother (Regina Torne) forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro instead marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking – and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares.

Nominations & Awards

Golden Globes Awards

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Goya

  • Best Spanish Language Foreign Film NOMINATED

BAFTA

  • Best Film Not in the English Language: NOMINATED

Independent Spirit

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Chicago Film Critics Association

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

National Board of Review

  • Top 5 - The Best Foreign Films of the Year WINNER

Ariel

Details

Original title

Como agua para chocolate

Director

Alfonso Arau

Producer

Arau Films Internacional, IMCINE

Running time

105 min.

Screenwriter

Laura Esquivel (Novela: Laura Esquivel)

Music

Leo Brouwer

Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki, Steve Bernstein

Year

1992

Country

Mexico Mexico

Ranking

IMDb
7.1
Metacritic
8.6
Rotten Tomatoes
8.7
Unopeliculas
7.0

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