Like Water for Chocolate

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Summary: como agua para chocolate
Review: This movie was great, not only for the story line but for the language and how it was used. The spanish version was like lyrics. This movie would lose half it beauty in translation.

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Summary: Get the subtitled version
Review: . . . because the dubbed version may drive you crazy! The women's voices are high and childish, they giggle moronically, and something has definitely been lost in the translation. While watching this movie, I often found myself thinking I would have been a lot happier and enjoyed the movie more reading subtitles and hearing the film's original sounds.

Visually stunning and sensual, but grating to the ear.

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Summary: a sensual fantasy
Review: This sumptuous and magical film, from the director who later gave us the wonderful "A Walk in the Clouds", is a celebration of life, love, and the joys of food as a substitute.

Based on a novel by Laura Esquivel (Arau's wife, who also wrote the screenplay), it will enchant you, move you, and amuse you, as the lovely Tita (Lumi Cavazos) puts all her emotions into her cooking. I love the scene when the doctor explains phosphorus, and how it has a similitude in our lives...it's exquisitely written and so full of wisdom.

In amber hues, the cinematography is lush and gorgeous, and with an incredibly attractive cast, this marvelous film will capture your heart.

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Summary: beautiful
Review: This is truly one of the most sensual movies I have ever seen. The theme is exquisitely handled.

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Summary: A cultural experience never to be forgotten!
Review: This is a movie for all race and ethnic backgrounds. As a hispanic teacher, I related to and was captivated by its portrayal of latin culture and customs. This one's a MUST for multi-cultural students and incurable romantics!

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Summary: Alfonso Arau's "Like Water For Chocolate"...
Review: Romance, Drama, Comedy, And Fantasy Blend Themselves Together In This Delicious And Fashionable Film...This Movie Depicts A Young Woman Whose Engagement Is Thwarted By Her Selfish Mother...The Frustrated Woman Transfers Her Passion Into Her Cooking, Which Takes On A Supernatural Quality...This Film Is Majestic In Nature Which Is At The Same Time Sensual...A Must See...Based On A Novel By Laura Esquivel...

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Summary: Very few times the movie is as good as the book
Review: If you read the book, you're gonna love it. It has all sorts of recipes that you feel like trying, but might refrain from doing, just because you'll think they are some sort of sci-fi of cooking.

The book was like a delicious meal in itself: i couldn't stop reading it from the minute I started.

Now, came the second part: what about the movie? "Will it give me anything else?", I asked myself at the time. Well it DID! Very few times I've seen this happen: a movie being as good as the book it is based upon. Actually, I find the movie and the book as complementary, because there are times when the book has a hard time conveying some of the visual imagery, and that's were the movie excells.

I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Wonderful book, wonderful movie
Review: I think this is the truest adaptation of a book to a movie (I guess because the author was involved), but it truly comes out in this. Whether you have read the book yet or not, see the movie and read the book. The book has just a touch more cleverness to it, but the movie is exquisite. I do have to say that I think this is the most sensual movie ever made.

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Summary: True to the book and visually appealing
Review: Altough I did not the book very much, I enjoyed the film. It is almost 100% true to the book. Although this film is actually Mexican, it can still be classified as "Spanish" because of its style. As most films of Spanish tradition, LWFC plays around with visual aspects, such as color. All in all, this film is aesthetically appealing and very enjoyable.

I was glad to see Pilar Aranda, playing Chencha. As far as I know she is a very famous Mexican actress and a good one, too.

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Summary: Wrong country in your clasification
Review: This is a Mexican film, not a Spanish one. You have wrongly clasified it.