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Como Agua para Chocolate

	Como Agua para Chocolate
	by Miramax Sales Rank: 7292 Price: $9.99

Expect to be very hungry (and perhaps amorous) after watching this contemporary classic in the small genre of food movies that includes <I>Babette's Feast</i> and <i>Big Night</i>. Director Alfonso Arau (<i>A Walk in the Clouds</i>), adapting a novel by his former wife, Laura Esquivel, tells the story of a young woman (Lumi Cavazos) who learns to suppress her passions under the eye of a stern mother, but channels them into her cooking. The result is a steady stream of cuisine so delicious as to be an almost erotic experience for those lucky enough to have a bite. The film's quotient of magic realism feels a little stock, but the story line is good and Arau's affinity for the sensuality of food (and of nature) is sublime. You might want to rush off to a good Mexican restaurant afterward, but that's a good thing. <I>--Tom Keogh</I> *Viewer Reviews* The story opens on a Mexican rancho in 1910, as Tita is being born. Her harsh mother proclaims that the child will remain at home all her life and never marry, and Tita is relegated to the kitchen. When she grows up, Tita falls in love with handsome Pedro; he cannot marry her so he marries her sister just to be close to his beloved, who is now the family cook. I know this was a favorite of the critics when it came out, so I can only assume that something was lost in the translation for me, because I don't see the appeal or the greatness of this movie at all. To me, the actors seemed bland and amateurish, the scenes were choppy and poorly photographed, and story couldn't decide if it was a real love story or a magical fantasy. The meaning of the title was never explained and the last scene was just bizarre. I really expected to like this movie, but found it a low-budget, art house-wannabe. In Spanish with English subtitles. Back To Top
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