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Mississippi masala / SCS Films Inc. presents, in association with Odyssey/Cinecom International and Film Four International ; a Mirabai Films production, in association with MovieWorks and Black River Productions ; a film by Mira Nair ; written by Sooni Taraporevala ; produced by Michael Nozik, Mira Nair ; directed by Mira Nair.
LIBRA DVD PN1997 .M6185 2022
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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 1127.
- The Criterion collection ; 1127
- Language:
- English
- Hindi
- Swahili
- Subjects (All):
- Interracial dating--Mississippi--Drama.
- Interracial dating.
- East Indians--Mississippi--Drama.
- East Indians.
- African Americans--Mississippi--Drama.
- African Americans.
- Mississippi--Race relations--Drama.
- Mississippi.
- Race discrimination--Mississippi--Drama.
- Race discrimination.
- Uganda--Emigration and immigration--Drama.
- Uganda.
- Race relations.
- Genre:
- Romance films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Drama.
- Fiction films.
- Historical films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (117 min., 46 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded leaf (12 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 19 x 74 cm, folded to 19 x 13 cm)
- 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- color
- stamping
- Edition:
- Director-approved DVD special edition.
- Widescreen.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2022]
- Language Note:
- Dialogue mostly in English, plus Swahili and some Hind;. optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, rrgion 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.
- digital
- optical
- sound
- stereo
- 2.0 Dolby Digital
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- "The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South come together in Mina Nair's Mississippi Masala, a luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner (Denzel Washington), their passionate romance challenges the prejudices of both their families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with bighearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and deeply satisfying celebration of love's power"--Container.
- Participant:
- Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca, Konga Mbandu, Sahira Nair, Ashok Lath.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Ed Lachman ; music by L. Subramaniam ; edited by Roberto Silvi.
- Notes:
- Title and credits from screen.
- Edition statement from paper label on container.
- Wide screen (1.85:1).
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
- Special features: 2021 audio commentary featuring Mira Nair; new conversation between actor Sarita Choudhury and film critic Devika Girish; new interviews with director of photography Ed Lachman, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala and production designer and photographer Mitch Epstein; an essay by critic Bilal Qureshi.
- Accompanying insert contains an essay by critic Bilal Qureshi, titled "The ocean of comings and goings."
- Contains:
- Container of: Mississippi masala (Motion picture)
- ISBN:
- 9781681439419
- 1681439417
- OCLC:
- 1306161242
- Publisher Number:
- 715515272315
- CC3362D The Criterion Collection
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