1992 · 105 min · R

Like Water for Chocolate

Name: Like Water for Chocolate
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1992
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco

Directed by Alfonso Arau · Drama, Romance

Like Water for Chocolate (1992) is a Drama film, directed by Alfonso Arau set in Mexico during the 1910s. It runs 105 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing and family & loyalty play out through frame narrative.

Composer

Leo Brouwer

Cinematography

Emmanuel LubezkiSteven Bernstein

Cast

Lumi CavazosMarco LeonardiRegina TornéMario Iván MartínezAda CarrascoYareli ArizmendiClaudette MailléPilar Aranda

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Mexico

Setting

Rural

When

1910s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing Family & Loyalty

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

RomanticSurreal DreamlikeMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Like Water for Chocolate

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Setting

Premise & themes

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