A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
Prayag Raj
- Abraham
- (as Prayag Raaj)
Veerendra Saxena
- Joseph
- (as Virendra Saxena)
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- GoofsAs Theresa is walking along with the procession she passes an Indian boy in the crowd who waves at the camera.
- Quotes
John MacIntosh: [to striking workers] My father was a union man.
- Alternate versionsIn the theatrical version, the scene when Rosie (Sakina Jaffrey) and John (James Wilby) have sex and are caught by Mary (Madhur Jaffrey) at 1:43, Rosie is nude. In a version shown on the Sundance Channel, Rosie is wearing a slip during the entire scene.
- ConnectionsFeatures Aar-Paar (1954)
- SoundtracksMr. Sandman
Composed by Pat Ballard
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used by kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Featured review
Masters Of Mood ...
Thank Goodness Merchant and Ivory share some stuff.
They are both masters of creating an intoxicating atmosphere ! The scenery of their movies are always breathtakingly beautiful. 'Cotton Mary' is no exception.
And Ismael Merchant lured a leading lady into his picture that is even more gorgeous than all the scenery of the Merchant-Ivory films (in which she has shined so often) combined. Besides that, Greta Scacchi is an astonishing actress, and so she is again in this film. So fragile yet so present, what an enormous accomplishment !! Her performance alone deserves a (re)viewing of this film.
The other principal actors give us very nice portrayals too.
BUT...
Somehow Merchant does not seem to be able to capture the excitement his partner Ivory finds so easily. Somehow this beautiful picture with good performances and a stunning Scacchi refuses to really fly after taking off nicely.
The film is not as bad as some would like you to believe, far from it. Imagery and acting and the technical side of filming, together with the beautiful scenery, will make 'Cotton Mary' an agreable pastime for 2 hours.
But surely it could have been so much more with all the talent and beauty assembled ? It was nice, where it could have been great. If the characters would have been given a bit more depth, this would have been a stunning film, instead of the nice one it is now...
They are both masters of creating an intoxicating atmosphere ! The scenery of their movies are always breathtakingly beautiful. 'Cotton Mary' is no exception.
And Ismael Merchant lured a leading lady into his picture that is even more gorgeous than all the scenery of the Merchant-Ivory films (in which she has shined so often) combined. Besides that, Greta Scacchi is an astonishing actress, and so she is again in this film. So fragile yet so present, what an enormous accomplishment !! Her performance alone deserves a (re)viewing of this film.
The other principal actors give us very nice portrayals too.
BUT...
Somehow Merchant does not seem to be able to capture the excitement his partner Ivory finds so easily. Somehow this beautiful picture with good performances and a stunning Scacchi refuses to really fly after taking off nicely.
The film is not as bad as some would like you to believe, far from it. Imagery and acting and the technical side of filming, together with the beautiful scenery, will make 'Cotton Mary' an agreable pastime for 2 hours.
But surely it could have been so much more with all the talent and beauty assembled ? It was nice, where it could have been great. If the characters would have been given a bit more depth, this would have been a stunning film, instead of the nice one it is now...
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- Oct 31, 2004
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- Also known as
- Pamuk Mary
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- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $299,432
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $24,680
- Mar 19, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $299,432
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