The Mistress of Spices

– Tilo, the titular "Mistresses of Spices" is a shopkeeper and an immigrant from India who helps custo..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
The Mistress of Spices (2005)

Tilo, the titular "Mistresses of Spices" is a shopkeeper and an immigrant from India who helps customers satisfy their needs and desires with spices. Her life changes when she falls in love with an American man.

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The Mistress of Spices (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Apr 2006

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Paul Mayeda Berges

Writer:

Gurinder Chadha (screenplay), Paul Mayeda Berges (screenplay), Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (novel)

Main Actors:

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Dylan McDermott, Nitin Ganatra, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Plot:

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.

Production:

Maple

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%