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Release Date:
23 August 2002 (UK)
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Tagline:
A comedy to arouse your appetite.
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A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughters has lost his taste for food but not for life. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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7 nominations
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(3 articles)
Franka Potente Starves on the High Seas
(From Cinematical. 5 November 2008, 12:03 PM, PST)
Franka Potente Ready to Ride the Wave
(From TheMovingPicture. 4 November 2008, 12:47 PM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 5 November 2008, 12:03 PM, PST)
Franka Potente Ready to Ride the Wave
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A Remake of Eat Drink Man & Woman, both are excellent
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jacqueline Obradors | ... | Carmen Naranjo |
 | Tamara Mello | ... | Maribel Naranjo |
 | Judy Herrera | ... | Eden |
 | Nikolai Kinski | ... | Andy |
| Elizabeth Peña | ... | Leticia Naranjo |
 | Constance Marie | ... | Yolanda |
 | Troy Ruptash | ... | Hairdresser |
 | Ken Marino | ... | Jeff |
 | Hector Elizondo | ... | Martin Naranjo |
| Marisabel García | ... | April |
| Julio Oscar Mechoso | ... | Gomez |
 | Louis Crugnali | ... | Catering Assistant |
 | Raquel Welch | ... | Hortensia |
| Joel Joan | ... | Antonio Urgell |
 | Paul Rodriguez | ... | Orlando Castillo |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content.
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102 min | UK:103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Singapore:PG |
France:U |
Germany:o.Al. |
UK:PG |
USA:PG-13
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The three poems that Leti's "secret admirer" sends her are "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell, "Her Face, Her Tongue, Her Wit" by Arthur Gorges, and "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick. The last note is from Titania's speech in Act III, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
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Continuity: When the teacher reads another note after her students leave, one of the students who just left wears a purple shirt. When she looks back in at the teacher, she is wearing a green striped shirt.
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Hortensia:
Careful, dear, boys don't like smart-asses.
Maribel Naranjo: No, they just like asses.
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Maribel Naranjo: No, they just like asses.
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Movie Connections:
Remake of Yin shi nan nu (1994)
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Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
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This is an exact almost word for word copy of Eat Drink Man Woman, a 1994 Twainese production. Both movies are great, but Tortilla soup looses points for lack of originality.
Both movies offer sharp portrayals of their various cuisines, and your preference may be Mexican vs.Chinese, however if you can tolerate the fast pace Chinese dialog (subtitles), see the original first. I also preferred the scenery of the original (Eat Drink Man Woman), but perhaps that is because Taiwan is the orient and the architecture is spectacular.
Finally, both movies are well acted although the lifestyle portrayed in the story line may be somewhat more believable in the Southern California setting of Tortilla Soup.