Like Water for Chocolate (film)
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For the novel on which this film was based, see Like Water for Chocolate (novel). For the album by Common, see Like Water for Chocolate (album).
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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
Quick Facts Like Water for Chocolate, Directed by ...
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Directed by | Alfonso Arau |
Screenplay by | Laura Esquivel |
Based on | Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel |
Produced by | Alfonso Arau |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Steven Bernstein Emmanuel Lubezki |
Edited by | Carlos Bolado Francisco Chiu |
Music by | Leo Brouwer |
Distributed by | Miramax |
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Running time | 105 minutes (USA), 123 minutes (Mexico), 143 minutes (original cut) |
Country | Mexico |
Languages | Spanish English |
Budget | $2 million (USA) |
Box office | $21.6 million (USA) [1] |
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