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The Taste of Things
Why this pick
A sensuous, patient romance where elaborate cooking becomes the lovers’ most intimate language, matching the tactile emotion and food-centered longing of Like Water for Chocolate.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1992 1h 45m MEX
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Why this pick
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The Lunchbox
Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman and wonderful cook pours all her emotion and sorrows into her cooking, with surprising results.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Lumi Cavazos
Tita
Ada Carrasco
Nacha
Mario Iván Martínez
Doctor John Brown
Yareli Arizmendi
Rosaura
Margarita Isabel
Paquita Lobo
Arcelia Ramírez
Great Granddaughter / Narrator (voice)
Marco Leonardi
Pedro Muzquiz
Joaquín Garrido
Sergeant Treviño