Mississippi masala

Blu-ray 2022

"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 (...

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East Indians Mississippi Drama

Interracial dating Mississippi Drama

Mississippi Race relations Drama

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ISBN:

9781681439402
1681439409

Edition:

Director-approved Blu-ray special edition

Description:

1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (39 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm)
4 3/4 in
digital optical surround 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
videodisc
HDTV
video file Blu-ray region A

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Notes:

Wide screen (1.85:1)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991
Title from container
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; excerpts from Nair's production journal
Accompanied by booklet containing essay by critic Bilal Qureshi; excerpts from Nair's production journal
Sources used: videodisc container; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed January 18, 2024
Director of photography, Ed Lachman ; music by L. Subramaniam ; edited by Roberto Silvi
Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca, Konga Mbandu, Sahira Nair, Ashok Lath
Optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired (SDH)
System requirements: Blu-ray player ; will not play on standard DVD players
Requires Blu-ray player
English and Swahili dialogue

LCCN:

2024601016

Control Number:

3165458

UPC:

715515272216

Other Authors:

Black River Productions, production company
Choudhury, Sarita, actor
Cinecom International Films, production company
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Dutton, Charles S., actor
Film Four International, production company
Lachman, Edward, 1948- cinematographer
Mirabai Films (Firm), production company
MovieWorks (Firm), production company
Nair, Mira, film director, film producer
Nozik, Michael, film producer
Odyssey Entertainment (Firm), production company
SCS Films, production company
Seneca, Joe, actor
Seth, Roshan, 1942- actor
Silvi, Roberto, editor of moving image work
Subramaniam, L., composer
Tagore, Sharmila, actor
Taraporevala, Sooni, 1957- screenwriter
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor

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