Like Water for Chocolate (DVD)
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Like Water for Chocolate (DVD)

4.3 stars out of 11 reviews
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  • UPC: 0717951002730
  • Condition: New
  • DVD
  • Run time: 105 mins. Language: Spanish.
  • 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
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Apr 23, 2010
Musen
5 out of 5 stars review

(Mexican) romantic drama

It's a strange story, about a woman in love who expresses herself through her cooking because she can't marry the man she loves. It's original, funny and the cinemetography is great! I don't know why exactly its called LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, there's no reference to that at all, so must be author's joke. English subtitles, of course- it IS a foreign film!

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Nov 28, 2007
anonomuse
5 out of 5 stars review

A great book

when i first saw the movie and read the book of LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE I thought i was not goiong to like it but I was wrong I loved it.I would defenetly recommend this product to people.

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Jan 6, 2010
RatingThisProduct88
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Spanish Love Movie

I love this movie. If you love watching love movies, but in spanish, you will love this movie. Great movie, but only for adults due to some nudity parts.

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