Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
- Original title
- Como agua para chocolate
- Directed by
- Alfonso Arau
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, melodrama, magic realist film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 560 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman in early 20th century Mexico is forbidden from marrying her true love and instead must care for her mother. She channels her emotions into cooking, and her dishes cause anyone who eats them to feel what she felt.
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What happens
Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish: Como agua para chocolate) is a 1992 Mexican romantic drama film produced and directed by Alfonso Arau, and written by Laura Esquivel, who adapted her 1989 debut novel. It earned 10 Ariel Awards including the Best Picture, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film became the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever released in the United States at the time. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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