The Mistress of Spices (2005)

The Mistress of Spices (2005) (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Paul Mayeda Berges

Written By:
Gurinder Chadha
Paul Mayeda Berges

Actors:
Aishwarya Rai ..... Tilo
Dylan McDermott ..... Doug
Nitin Ganatra ..... Haroun
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ..... Kwesi
Caroline Chikezie ..... Myisha
Anupam Kher ..... Geeta's Grandfather
Shaheen Khan ..... Jagit's Mother
Sonny Gill Dulay ..... Jagjit
Nina Young ..... Doug's Mother
Toby Marlow ..... Young Doug
Padma Lakshmi ..... Geeta
Zohra Sehgal ..... First Mother (as Zohra Segal)
Paul Bhattacharjee ..... Satish
Ayesha Dharker ..... Hameeda

Synopsis:

THE MISTRESS OF SPICES is a universal immigrant story told through magical realism in the vein of LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE and CHOCOLAT. It is a sensual love story building on the cultural themes of the writers of BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM and WHAT'S COOKING? - what as an immigrant do you choose to keep or leave behind as you assimilate. TILO is an outsider from India who has to come to terms with her new country, America. But as a 'mistress of spices', there are certain rules she must follow. TILO runs a spice store in San Francisco and has a magical gift of seeing into her customers' lives and desires. She gives them different spices to help them get what they want. In order for the magic to work, TILO must obey the rules set out for a mistress - never leave the store, never touch another human, and love only the spices. When DOUG - a handsome, enigmatic American with a secret past - enters her store, TILO's own desires are stirred for the first time. She begins to feel passion for the American and as she becomes closer to DOUG, the spices she has given her other customers begin to misbehave. The more TILO falls in love and begins to defy the rules, the worse the lives of her customers become. TILO must decide. Will she choose forbidden love for an American over devotion to her spices and her traditions? Aishwarya Rai, star of Gurinder Chadha's upcoming BRIDE & PREJUDICE, is confirmed to play TILO. A leading American actor will play DOUG. An exciting range of British Asian actors complete the strong ensemble cast. TILO must decide. Will she choose forbidden love for an American over devotion to her spices and her traditions?

Tilo is a beautiful young woman trained in the ancient and magical art of spices. Ordained with special powers to help those that come to her, Tilo can sense people's problems with a startling ability to see into their past and future. She works in a small San Francisco store called the Spice Bazaar where, with the guidance of her spices, she finds the perfect remedy for anyone who walks through her door. For her powers to work she must obey three simple, but strict, rules; she must only use the spices to help others, she must not touch another human's skin and she must never leave her store.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 03 August, 2020.