Like Water for Chocolate

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 109 mins

Rated: R

Release Date: 1993

Countries: Mexico

Languages: English, Spanish

DIRECTED BY:

Alfonso Arau

WRITTEN BY:

Laura Esquivel

CAST INCLUDES:

Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Ada Carrasco, Mario Iván Martínez, Yareli Arizmendi

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Alfonso Arau's Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated film is a delicious love story that intoxicates audiences with its magical realism. When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking. The Los Angeles Times raves, "It tells a dark, sad, horrific but heartening story in sweet, gleaming images that tickle ribs, quicken senses and awaken hungers. There's just one word for it: Scrumptious."

SYNOPSIS

The youngest daughter in her family, the beautiful Tita (Lumi Cavazos) is forbidden to marry her true love, Pedro (Marco Leonardi). Since tradition dictates that Tita must care for her mother, Pedro weds her older sister, Rosaura (Yareli Arizmendi), though he still loves Tita. The situation creates much tension in the family, and Tita’s powerful emotions begin to surface in fantastical ways through her cooking. As the years pass, unusual circumstances test the enduring love of Pedro and Tita.

Like Water for Chocolate

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 109 mins

Rated: R

Release Date: 1993

Countries: Mexico

Languages: English, Spanish

DIRECTED BY

Alfonso Arau

WRITTEN BY

Laura Esquivel

CAST INCLUDES

Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Ada Carrasco, Mario Iván Martínez, Yareli Arizmendi

ANGELIKA’S NOTE
SYNOPSIS

"It tells a dark, sad, horrific but heartening story in sweet, gleaming images that tickle ribs, quicken senses and awaken hungers. There's just one word for it: Scrumptious."

Los Angeles Times

"Deliciously offbeat and bittersweet, it is, entirely appropriately, a treat."

Empire Magazine

"LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE is an extravagant, playful romantic fable that celebrates passion, liberation and the spirit of women but never forgets that unbridled ecstasy comes at a cost. "

Newsweek