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Mississippi Masala
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Independent films.
- Drama.
- Motion pictures.
- Romance.
- Genre:
- Feature films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (118 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Place of Publication:
- The Criterion Collection 1991
- [San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2023
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- digital
- video file MPEG-4 Flash
- Summary:
- The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South come together in Mira 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 spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius, their passionate romance challenges the prejudices of both of 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
- Participant:
- Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury
- Notes:
- Title from title frames
- Film
- In Process Record
- Originally produced by The Criterion Collection in 1991
- Publisher Number:
- 14354660 Kanopy
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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