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Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 146 Fresh: 119  Rotten:27 Average Rating: 6.9/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Synopsis: Tita, as the youngest of three daughters, is condemned by family tradition never to marry, but to spend her life caring for her mother. However, Tita has fallen in love with a young man and he with her. When Tita's mother refuses to let them wed, and suggests that he marry her other daughter... Tita, as the youngest of three daughters, is condemned by family tradition never to marry, but to spend her life caring for her mother. However, Tita has fallen in love with a young man and he with her. When Tita's mother refuses to let them wed, and suggests that he marry her other daughter instead, Tita takes revenge: by allowing her passions to surface through her cooking, she manipulates the emotions of all who eat her food -- with some very strange and magical results. [More]

Genre: Foreign Films

Starring: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne, Andres Garcia

Director: Alfonso Arau
Story: Laura Esquivel

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Feb 1, 2004

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  • Based on the best-selling book -- now experience for yourself the erotic tale of forbidden love that seduced both critics and audiences nationwide! Tita and Pedro are passionately in love. But their love is forbidden by an ancient family tradition. To be near Tita, Pedro marries her sister. And Tita, as the family cook, expresses her passion for Pedro through preparing delectable dishes. Now, in Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion. Her creations bring on tears of longing, heated desire, or chronic pain -- while Tita and Pedro wait for the moment to fulfill their most hidden pleasures!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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