Like Water for Chocolate
A delicious love story with exquisite comedy adapted from Laura Esquivel's best selling novel. Young Tita is forced to nurse her sick mother and, until she dies, cannot marry the man she loves - who is now beginning to notice her sister! Consigned to the kitchen, she discovers the power of cooking where ordinary spices become a recipe for passion. A delightful and bewitching movie.
Year: 1992
Genre: Drama Romance, Latin America Cinema, Film Festivals 1993, Food in Film, Sensual or Erotic Films
Country: Mexico
Director: Alfonso Arau
Starring: Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torne
Duration: 109 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains nudity.
Subtitles: Yes
7.2/10
Location in store: Foreign (Latin America)
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