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The Mistress of Spices

2005 · 92 min

A gentle, mystical romance with vibrant spice-shop magic, where every choice carries a bittersweet weight and love feels like a forbidden spell.

Genres
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Tagline
One spice for passion. And one woman who knows its name.
Overview
Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.

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Genres
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • immigration
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, romance, fantasy
Directed by
Paul Mayeda Berges
Written by
Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Starring
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Dylan McDermott, Nitin Ganatra, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Caroline Chikezie, Anupam Kher, Shaheen Khan, Sonny Gill
Music
Craig Pruess
Cinematography
Santosh Sivan
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America, India, United Kingdom
Languages
Danish, English

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