Romantic fantasy set in Mexican American border country at the turn of the 20th century. As the youngest daughter of her family, Tita is forced to honour a tradition that dictates she must stay single and care for her overbearing mother. Prevented from marrying her true love Pedro, Tita discovers that she is able to control other people's emotions through her cooking.
The combination of culinary art and magic realism that made Laura Esquivel's bestseller so distinctive is very much to the fore in husband Alfonso Arau's acclaimed dramatisation. However, what should have been a filmic feast has been let down by his reluctance to beat the mixture gently before bringing the most succulent moments to the boil. Set in Mexico at the turn of the 20th century, this epic of a forbidden love consummated only through food has a sizzling story, committed performances and sumptuous photography. But Arau's direction is naively over-emphatic, with scenes of great erotic intensity sometimes missing their mark.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Pedro | Marco Leonardi |
| Tita | Lumi Cavazos |
| Mama Elena | Regina Torne |
| John Brown | Mario Ivan Martinez |
| Nacha | Ada Carrasco |
| Rosaura | Yareli Arizmendi |
| Gertrudis | Claudette Maille |
| Chencha | Pilar Aranda |
| Priest | Farnesio De Bernal |
| Sergeant Trevino | Joaquin Garrido |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Alfonso Arau |
