Como agua para chocolate = Like water for chocolate

Arau, Alfonso, (film director,, film producer.). Leonardi, Marco, 1971- (actor.). Cavazos, Lumi, 1969- (actor.). Torné, Regina, (actor.). Carrasco, Ada, (actor.). Martínez, Mario Iván, (actor.). Maille, Claudette, 1964- (actor.). Arizmendi, Yareli, (actor.). Ramírez, Arcelia, (actor.). Lubezki, Emmanuel, (actor.). Brouwer, Leo, 1939- (actor.). Bernal, Farnesio de, (actor.). Esquivel, Laura 1950- Como agua para chocolate. (Added Author). Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Arau Films Internacional (Firm), (production company.). Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico), (presenter.). Cinevista (Firm), (presenter.). Touchstone Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne, Ada Carrasco, Mario Ivan Martinez, Claudette Maille, Yareli Arizmendi, Arcelia Ramirez. (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Item details

ISBN: 0788816829
ISBN: 9780788816826
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen [edition].
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2000?]
Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : [2000?]
Manufacturer: Burbank, Calif. : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2000?]
Copyright: ©2000

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Widescreen (1.85:1). Based on the novel by Laura Esquivel. Originally released as a Mexican motion picture in 1992. Title from container. Special features: Widescreen version -- Language: Spanish, English -- Subtitles: English.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: Widescreen version -- Language: Spanish, English -- Subtitles: English.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Emmanuel Lubezki and Steve Bernstein ; editing, Carlos Bolado and Francisco Chiu ; music, Leo Brower ; choreography, Farnesio de Bernal.
Participant or Performer Note:	Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne, Ada Carrasco, Mario Ivan Martinez, Claudette Maille, Yareli Arizmendi, Arcelia Ramirez.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R, for sexuality.
Language Note:	In Spanish with English subtitles, or dubbed in English. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Golden Ariel Award (Alfronso Arau) Silver Ariel Award for Best Actor (Mario Ivan Martinez), Best Actress (Regina Torne), Best Actress in a Minor Role (Margarita Isabel), Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), Best Director (Alfonso Arau), Best Screenplay (Laura Esquivel) & Best Supporting Actress (Claudette Maille)

Find similar items by subject

Subject:

Esquivel, Laura 1950- Film adaptations
Love Drama
Cooking, Mexican Drama
Families Mexico Drama
Food Drama
Mexico Drama
Love Drama
Amor Teatro
Cocina mexicana Teatro
Familia México Teatro
México Teatro
Esquivel, Laura 1950-
Cooking, Mexican
Families
Food
Love
Mexico

Genre:

Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Romantic plays.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fantasy films -- Videorecordings.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Romantic plays.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.

Search for related items by series

Miramax films award-winning collection

Currently available copies

15 out of 16 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Flint River Regional Library System. (Show)
1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Peachtree City Library.