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Like Water for Chocolate

1992 · Directed by Alfonso Arau · Mexico

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Like Water for Chocolate

Mexico · 1992

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We wanted to find a magical realism style of film-making, but that was also very emotionally honest. So we looked at films like 'Like Water for Chocolate' and 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'Amelie' for the idea of magic that is intertwined with the everyday.

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