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Like Water for Chocolate[Subtitle] - DVD

SKU: 3687745 | Release Date: 3/14/2000

Rating: R for Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children

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Rating: R for Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1993
Length: 105 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: Dramas (Drama)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Synopsis

Based on the best-selling novel by Laura Esquival, this internationally popular romantic fable from Mexico centers on a young woman who discovers that her cooking has magical effects. The tale's heroine, Tita, is the youngest of three daughters in a traditional Mexican family. Bound by tradition to remain unmarried while caring for her aging mother, Tita nevertheless falls in love with a handsome young man named Pedro. Pedro returns her affection, but he cannot overcome her family's disapproval, and he instead marries Tita's elder sister. The lovestruck young woman is brutally disappointed, and her sadness has such force that it infects her cooking: all who eat it her feel her heartbreak with the same intensity. This newly discovered power continues to manifest itself after the wedding, as Tita and Pedro, overcome by their denied love, embark on a secret affair. Director Alfonso Arau, Esquival's husband at the time, presents the acts of love and cooking with the same glossy, sensual sheen. Indeed, despite occasional digressions into a magical realist tone, the film often takes on the gloss of Hollywood romance. This combination of traditional melodrama and exotic fairy tale proved extremely popular with audiences, particularly in the United States, where it became one of the highest grossing foreign language films at the time. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Version Details

Sound

Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel/stereo

Languages/Sound

Spa/Eng

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional Features

English-dubbed track 2.0 Dolby Surround Widescreen [1.85:1]

Chapters

Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Opening Credits [2:16]
2. Pedro Declares His Love [2:16]
3. Chabelah Wedding Cake [4:07]
4. Quail In Rose Petal Sauce [12:51]
5. Gertrudis' Arousal [6:45]
6. Turkey Mole [1:28]
7. Bad News From Texas [10:04]
8. Matches Inside Us [6:51]
9. Magic Beef Broth [6:16]
10. Marriage Proposal [2:31]
11. Just Like Mama Elena [2:02]
12. Apparition [2:11]
13. Sister Talk [7:47]
14. Lovers' Quarrel [7:08]
15. A Talk Long Overdue [8:44]
16. Esperanza And Alex Wed [3:04]
17. Chili Peppers With Love [9:38]
18. Like Water For Chocolate [2:03]
19. End Credits [1:29]

Cast

Yareli Arizmendi - Rosaura
Pilar Aranda - Chencha
Mario Leonardi - Pedro Muzquiz
Claudette Maille - Gertrudis
M. Martinez - John Brown
Joaquin Garrido - Sergeant Trevino
Arcelia Ramirez - Great Niece--Narrator
Lumi Cavazos - Tita de la Garza
Ada Carrasco - Nacha
Regina Torne - Mama Elena
Brigida Alexander - Aunt Mary
Margarita Isabel - Paquita Lobo
Regino Herrerra - Nicolas
Farnesio DeBernal - Cura
Rodolfo Arias - Juan Alejandrez
Marco Leonardi - Pedro Muzquiz

Crew

Costume Designer: Carlos Brown
Screenwriter: Laura Esquivel
Cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki
Art Director: Mauricio de Aguinaco
Composer (Music Score): Leo Brouwer
Editor: Carlos Bolado
Executive Producer: Emilia Arau
Production Designer: Denise Pizzini
Director: Alfonso Arau
Producer: Alfonso Arau
Cinematographer: Steven Bernstein
Editor: Francisco Chiu
Executive Producer: Oscar Castillo
Choreography: Farnesio DeBernal
Editor: Francisco Chiu Amador
Book Author: Laura Esquivel

Like Water for Chocolate: AMG Review
Andrea LeVasseur , AMG

Beautifully executed in the Latin storytelling tradition of magic realism, Like Water for Chocolate is a romantic drama that ultimately falls back into a Cinderella myth. Director Alfonso Arau shows the domestic chores and duties of the ranch with a commonplace realism, occasionally lapsing into fantasy sequences for the surreal events that are being cooked up. In one instance, the long-suffering Tita (Lumi Cavazos) rides away with a mile-long blanket dragging behind her, a product of her lovesick nights spent knitting. The mother is appropriately wicked, as is the sister, and Tita views her prince charming, Pedro (Mario Leonardi), as the only escape from her lifelong servitude. Like the oven-warmed kitchen where most of the action is set, the photography is warm and glowing. The connection between food and sex is well developed, in several banquets and dinners proving both memorable and humorous. Filled with characters simmering with passion and jealousy, Like Water for Chocolate lives up to its title, which refers to a method of making hot cocoa by adding chocolate to boiling water. Although heavier topics such as death, ghosts, and revolutionary war arise, the story is overall lighthearted and adheres to Hollywood romantic sensibilities. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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