Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish: Como agua para chocolate) is a 1992 Mexican romantic drama film in the style of magical realism based on the debut novel of the same name published in 1989 by Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel. It earned ten Ariel Awards including the Best Picture and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film became the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever released in the United States at the time. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot
A woman named Tita living in the early 1900s experiences the struggles of love, family dynamics and family tradition.
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| author | Laura Esquivel |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Mexico |
| director | Alfonso Arau |
| editor | Carlos Bolado Francisco Chiu |
| events | Mexican Revolution |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | bake cook cut doctor who dovecote dress early 1900s eat end family dynamics fight follow force heal heart attack hide how to infertility kidnap lost love married monitor no longer able to bear children nothing nurse rescue seven days sing slap sleep struggle teach vomit wedding reception young man young woman |
| musicBy | Leo Brouwer |
| nomination | International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Alfonso Arau |
| publisher | Miramax |
| theme | magic realism magical realism romantic drama |