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Summary: Review of "Como agua para chocolate"
Review: This movie focuses on female roles in the Mexican society during the Mexican Revolution. The principal character, Tita, is subjected to a life of servatude to her mother because of the family tradition that decrees the youngest daughter must give up everything to provide for her mother. She is subjected to being the family cook, her mother's caretaker, and the right not to marry until the death of her mother. The movie takes you through this girl's life as she encounters the stuggles of this arrangement. Alfonso Arau did a tremendous job visualizing the repression and liberation of Tita. Althogh the descriptions that flavor the novel this movie is based on are missing, the visual image clearly overcompensates for the lack of description. Overall this movie has a captivation story that carrries you into the life of Tita and her family. Como Agua Para Chocolate definately will relate better to the female viewers because so many of Tita's experiences, from cooking, to nursing a baby, to falling in love, are common to the life of a woman
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Summary: Wonderfully sympathetic and sensitive.
Review: Lumi Cavazos blazes in a role that could have lapsed into Victorian mad-woman-in-the-attic melodrama. Instead, Cavazos internalizes the frustrations of her character and conveys a mountain of meaning with just a look, a smile or a frown.The film is sensual, playful, and extremely evocative. It helps that the source material, Laura Esquivel's novel, is also exquisite and unusual (using recipes as a structural device, much in the way diary entries have traditionally done). Alfonso Arau visualizes the novel brilliantly; this was one rare case where the literary work and the film are complementary instead of in competition. Ironic, then, that this bittersweet romance of almost mythic emotional force came from the collaboration of Esquivel and Arau, who are divorced. Minor side note -- all the performances are great, the cinematography stunning (the final love scene ranks among the very best I've seen) and the narrative completely engaging. This one broke the record set by La Cage aux Folles for highest-grossing foreign film in the U.S. in its time, and a well deserved honour.
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Summary: One of the best Mexican films recently produced. A gem..
Review: It is so refreshing to see a well-made film by Mexican producers, almost poetic and hypnotizing. No Hollywood influence here. It is as beautiful and true to script as A Man and A Woman and Elvira Madigan.The love story and the imagery with powerful cast make this a remarkable movie.
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Summary: A passionate, emotional story that really hit close to home.
Review: coming from a traditional Mexican Family, this movie really touched me. It had all the aspects of a great love story and it's about time we get a good love story with some culture and spice!
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Summary: IF YOU'VE EVER LOVED, YOU MUST OWN THIS VIDEO
Review: Since "Romeo & Juliet" have I never seen such a great epic of love denied. I shared this movie with my 96 year-old grandmother (forgetting the nudity) and still cried after seeing it five times in the movie theater (the ushers brought out the mops when they saw me enter). If you don't speak Spanish or English, it doesn't matter - If you've ever loved, you'll understand this movie completely. I hope it becomes available again soon.
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Summary: A CLASSIC MUST SEE!!!
Review: It is a really good movie, the actors are very talented especially Lumi (I hope to see her in another good movie one day) and the so cute and good actor Marco Leonardi *sigh*. It's a shame that we do not see them often on screen. Well the movie can be appreciated by all kind of audiances (let's say, 13 and up) and everyone will love the mix of drama, comedy and emotions thoughout the movie. I had the chance to see the movie in french (called "Les Saveurs de la Passion")and I think it's the only thing sad about the DVD, no french! Anyway, buy this one!
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Summary: This is one of the few good romance stories left out there.
Review: This to me was the Spanish version of Cinderella with a twist. There was love, compassion and hate all at the same time. This was a love story that will never be touched by any others. This movie was interesting from the start and grabs your attention right away and takes you on an emotional roller coaster and doesn't let you off until the very end. This story kind of reminded me of Disney's "Where The Red Ferns Grow". It's all about the love that each of us has in our hearts and that we are afraid to explore. If unexplored it will eventually consume us and this story was a prime example of this. At one point in the movie Tatia uses the analogy of a match striking and that's what true love does to you it ignites the inner sole and light's a long and everlasting flame. I have seen this movie over and over again and even though I know what's going to happen it stills brings me to tears. This is a definite movie you have to see.
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Summary: PROVOCATIVE!
Review: A beautiful film that is just brilliantly acted, directed and written. A film richly slendered in a thick texture of love.
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Summary: My favorite movie of all time
Review: This is my favorite movie of all time.It is a beautifully crafted love story with characters you will never forget. It's sensuous, beautiful, everything a movie is supposed to be.
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Summary: Leaves You Absolutely Breathless!!!
Review: This movie is undeniably one of the finest films in cinematic history. The screenplay is exquisite, as well as the book. The story is original, to say the least, and the love is timeless. The film will captivate and inspire you. Do yourself a favor and get it!
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