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The Mistress of Spices (2005) [N/A]

Featuring:
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Dylan McDermott, Nitin Ganatra

Written by:
Gurinder Chadha
Paul Mayeda Berges
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Directed by:
Paul Mayeda Berges


Release Date:
September 11, 2005

Original Title:
The Mistress of Spices

Alternate Titles:
Fűszerek hercegnője
La joven de las especias
O Sabor da Magia

Genres:
Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Production Companies:
Capitol Films
Ingenious Film Partners
Ingenious Media
Isle of Man Film
Kintop Pictures

Production Countries:
India | United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 92

One spice for passion. And one woman who knows its name.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.

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Overview from Open Movies

In India, Tilo has the ability of foreseeing the future. When their parents are killed by bandits, she is kidnapped but escapes and is raised by the First Mother in a sort of traditional cult of spices. She becomes the Mistress of Spices and is sent to the Spice Bazaar in San Francisco, with the mission of following three basic rules: help her clients to accomplish their desires with the spices, but never hers; never leave the store; and never be touched in the skin. When she meets the handsome American architect Doug, she feels a great attraction and desire for him, breaking the first rule and being punished by the spices.

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Rankings and Honors

The Mistress of Spices (2005) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes 11%

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Production

Director:
Paul Mayeda Berges

Director of Photography:
Santosh Sivan

Editor:
Alex Rodríguez

Gaffer:
Pat Sweeney

Original Music Composer:
Craig Pruess

Producer:
Deepak Nayar

Stunts:
Robin Bonaccorsi

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Craig Lyn

Writer:
Gurinder Chadha
Paul Mayeda Berges

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