Foreign Film Friday: “Like Water for Chocolate” by Alfonso Arau

(Year, 1h 45m, Mexico, Romantic Drama by Alfonso Arau)

Based on the novel by Laura Esquivel, this magical realist film portrays the youngest daughter in her family, the beautiful Tita (Lumi Cavazos), who is forbidden to marry her true love, Pedro (Marco Leonardi). Since tradition dictates that Tita must care for her mother, Pedro weds her older sister, Rosaura (Yareli Arizmendi), though he still loves Tita. The situation creates much tension in the family, and Tita’s powerful emotions begin to surface in fantastical ways.

27 awards and 14 nominations

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Foreign Film Friday: “The White Ribbon” by Michael Haneke

(2009, 2h 24m, Germany, Mystery/Thriller by Michael Haneke)

Set in a village in Protestant northern Germany on the eve of World War I, THE WHITE RIBBON delineates a microcosm of society: the schoolteacher, the pastor, the local aristocracy, the steward, the doctor, the midwife, the tenant farmers, and their extended families. Increasingly frequent bizarre incidents gradually take on the character of a punishment ritual. Who is responsible? Haneke’s apocalyptic vision takes on classic dimensions in this elegant, black and white drama, likened to the most mesmerizing films of Carl Dreyer.

Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes and nominated for two Academy Awards

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