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STARRING:
Marco Leonardi
Lumi Cavazos
Yareli Arizmendi
Regina Torne
Mario Ivan Martinez
WRITER:
Laura Esquivel
DIRECTOR
Alfonso Arau
PRODUCER:
Alfonso Arau
RELEASE DATE:
1992
TIME:
105 minutes
SYNOPSIS
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
AWARDS
1993 Golden Globes
Nominated
Best Foreign Language Film
巧克力情人
Original title: Como agua para chocolate
1992, R, 1h 45m
When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.
Director: Alfonso Arau
Writer: Laura Esquivel(novel)
Stars: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné
Storyline
In a forgotten Mexico village Tita and Pedro fall in love, but their marriage is forbidden as to traditions. Mother Elena sees Tita's role as her caretaker for life - no youngest daughter has ever married and her daughter will not be the first to break tradition. Tita's heart breaks when her mother offers Pedro her sister instead of her, and he accepted it just to live near Tita- he says. Now they live in the same house, and mother Elena cannot forbid their love as she did their marriage.
Genres: Drama, Romance
Details
Release date: April 16, 1992 (Mexico)
Country of origin: Mexico
Languages: Spanish, English
Also known as: Like Water for Chocolate
Filming locations: Ciudad Acuña, Coahuíla, Mexico
Production companies: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA), Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Secretaria de Turismo
Box office
Budget: $2,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada: $21,665,468
Opening weekend US & Canada: $23,600Feb 21, 1993
Gross worldwide: $21,744,201
Technical specs
Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes
Color: Color
Sound mix: Dolby
Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
單從字面上解釋,片名即為「恰似水之於巧克力」; 然而片中(書中)並未出現以巧克力為線索的橋段。事實上,「Como agua para chocolate」是墨西哥的一句諺語,描述暴跳如雷的憤怒,抑或血脈賁張的情慾--此處顯然是取了第二種意思。 最初,在拉美國家,熱巧克力的沖泡方法是將磨碎的可可豆,水,葡萄酒和辣椒混合在一起泡開。後來西班牙的殖民者忍受不了辛辣的口感,加入糖用甜味作為緩和。直到巧克力傳入英格蘭,人們在開始加入牛奶,將其作為飯後飲品。如此便不難理解水與巧克力的混合為何能夠詮釋憤怒或情慾了。
基本資料 | |
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導演 | 阿爾豐索·阿勞 |
監製 | 阿爾豐索·阿勞 |
編劇 | 勞拉·埃斯基韋爾 |
原著 | Like Water for Chocolate[*] |
主演 | Marco Leonardi Lumi Cavazos Regina Torné Mario Iván Martínez |
攝影 | 史蒂芬·本恩史泰恩 |
片長 | 123 分鐘 |
產地 | 墨西哥 |
語言 | 西班牙語/英語 |
上映及發行 | |
上映日期 | 1992年4月16日 |
票房 | $21,665,468 (美國) |
「巧克力情人」(西班牙語:Como Agua Para Chocolate),香港譯作「濃情朱古力」,墨西哥電影。上映於1992年,譯自墨西哥作家勞拉·埃斯基韋爾於1989年發表的同名小說,即被譽為「美食版《百年孤寂》」的《恰似水之於巧克力》。
本片與小說同樣在墨西哥受到極大歡迎,獲得墨西哥Ariel大獎的十個獎項,其中包括最佳影片,成為墨西哥一百部最佳電影中的第五十六名。
《巧克力情人》在美國上映後,票房亦獲得佳績,成為美國當時最賣座西語電影。
本電影於香港影藝戲院上映長達288天,是墨西哥電影在香港最長映期的紀錄。