Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

Directed by Alfonso Arau

Like Water for Chocolate movie poster

Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Language: es

Production

Cinematographers: Emmanuel Lubezki, Steven Bernstein · Composer: Leo Brouwer · Editors: Carlos Bolado, Francisco Chili

Production: Aviacsa

Budget: $2.0M

1 screening currently listed

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