Like Water for Chocolate

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Like Water for Chocolate

1992,

2h 24m,

Romance/

Drama

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88%

48 Reviews

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84%

25,000+ Ratings

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88%

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48 Reviews

84%

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25,000+ Ratings

The youngest daughter in her family, the beautiful Tita is forbidden to marry her true love, Pedro. Since tradition dictates that Tita must care for her mother, Pedro weds her older sister, Rosaura, though he still loves Tita. The situation creates much tension in the family, and Tita's powerful emotions begin to surface in fantastical ways through her cooking. As the years pass, unusual circumstances test the enduring love of Pedro and Tita.

Critics Consensus

Like Water for Chocolate plays to the senses with a richly rewarding romance that indulges in magical realism to intoxicating effect.

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Chronicle

Jan 11, 2023

4/4

Laura Esquivel's wonderful novel about the powers of passion has been adapted for the screen by her husband, director Alfonso Arau. The result is as rich and savory as Mexican hot chocolate.

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

Jun 11, 2020

It tells a dark, sad, horrific but heartening story in sweet, gleaming images that tickle ribs, quicken senses and awaken hungers. There's just one word for it: Scrumptious.

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Angie Errigo

Empire Magazine

Jun 11, 2020

4/5

Deliciously offbeat and bittersweet, it is, entirely appropriately, a treat.

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Saporta Report (Atlanta)

Oct 9, 2023

The result is a movie as magical as it is mouth-watering.

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Augusto Martínez Torres

El Pais (Spain)

Jun 11, 2020

The film's biggest setback is its script in which the density is felt next to its runtime. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Fotogramas Staff

Fotogramas

Jun 11, 2020

4/5

An imaginative reconstruction of the traditional Mexican melodrama that is one of the year's best surprises. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Synopsis

The youngest daughter in her family, the beautiful Tita is forbidden to marry her true love, Pedro. Since tradition dictates that Tita must care for her mother, Pedro weds her older sister, Rosaura, though he still loves Tita. The situation creates much tension in the family, and Tita's powerful emotions begin to surface in fantastical ways through her cooking. As the years pass, unusual circumstances test the enduring love of Pedro and Tita.

Director: Alfonso Arau
Producer: Alfonso Arau
Screenwriter: Laura Esquivel
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Arau Films Internacional
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.0M
Runtime: 2h 24m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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