Like water for chocolate = Como agua para chocolate / Miramax Home Entertainment ; Arau Films International ; Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y Las Artes [and others] ; guion cinematografico, Laura Equivel ; produccion y direccion, Alfonso Arau.
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FilmPublisher number: 17369 | Touchstone Home VideoLanguage: Spanish, English Original language: English Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video, [2000?]Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.Edition: Widescreen [edición]Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0788816829
- Como agua para chocolate
- Cinematography, Emmanuel Lubezki, Steve Bernstein; editors, Carlos Bolado, Francisco Chiu; music, Leo Brower.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| DVD | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | DVDs | New Movies | DVD LIK | Available | 36748002639542 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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, Rovi
Based on the novel: Como agua para chocolate / by Laura Esquivel.
Special features: Chapter selection ; Film recommendations.
DVD release of the 1992 motion picture.
Cinematography, Emmanuel Lubezki, Steve Bernstein; editors, Carlos Bolado, Francisco Chiu; music, Leo Brower.
Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne.
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.
Rated R.
DVD; stereo, 2.0 Dolby surround ; widescreen (1.85:1)
In Spanish or English dubbed track with yellow English subtitles.