The Mistress of Spices / Fanfan ( The Mistress of Spices / Fanfan la Tulipe )

The Mistress of Spices / Fanfan (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Mistress of Spices / Fanfan la Tulipe
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Belgium ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
186 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2003-2005 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Paul Mayeda Berges
Gerard Krawczyk

Written By:
Gurinder Chadha
Paul Mayeda Berges
Luc Besson
Jean Cosmos

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
Vincent Perez ..... Fanfan la Tulipe
Penelope Cruz ..... Adeline La Franchise
Didier Bourdon ..... Louis XV
Hélène de Fougerolles ..... Mme de Pompadour
Michel Muller ..... Tranche Montagne
Philippe Dormoy ..... Fier-à-bras
Jacques Frantz ..... La Franchise
Gérald Laroche ..... Corsini

Synopsis:

The Mistress of Spices: An immigrant in San Francisco brings the Indian magic with her thru spices. To keep the magic, she can never leave the spice store or touch another's skin. One day, a handsome architect bachelor enters her store. Fanfan: In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters.

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 Tuesday 17 May, 2022.