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Mississippi Masala

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 58min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
6,8/10
6713
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Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury in Mississippi Masala (1991)
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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaAn ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love wit... Leggi tuttoAn ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.

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    • Mira Nair
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Sooni Taraporevala
  • Star
    • Denzel Washington
    • Sarita Choudhury
    • Roshan Seth
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      • Mira Nair
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Sooni Taraporevala
    • Star
      • Denzel Washington
      • Sarita Choudhury
      • Roshan Seth
    • 41Recensioni degli utenti
    • 11Recensioni della critica
    • 78Metascore
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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Demetrius
    Sarita Choudhury
    Sarita Choudhury
    • Mina
    Roshan Seth
    Roshan Seth
    • Jay
    Sharmila Tagore
    Sharmila Tagore
    • Kinnu
    Charles S. Dutton
    Charles S. Dutton
    • Tyrone
    Joe Seneca
    Joe Seneca
    • Williben
    Ranjit Chowdhry
    Ranjit Chowdhry
    • Anil
    Mohan Gokhale
    Mohan Gokhale
    • Pontiac
    Mohan Agashe
    Mohan Agashe
    • Kanti Napkin
    Tico Wells
    • Dexter
    Yvette Hawkins
    • Aunt Rose
    Anjan Srivastav
    Anjan Srivastav
    • Jammubhai
    • (as Anjan Srivastava)
    Dipti Suthar
    • Chanda
    Varsha Thaker
    • Kusumben
    Ashok Lath
    • Harry Patel
    Natalie Oliver-Atherton
    • Alicia LeShay
    • (as Natalie Oliver)
    Karen Pinkston
    • Mrs. Morgan
    Willy Cobbs
    • Skillet
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      • Mira Nair
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Sooni Taraporevala
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    9neelvk

    Many stories braided together

    Some may think that all it is about is the race relations between Asian Indians and Blacks in Southern USA. I saw it as collection of stories, each running along its own thread while impacting others at the same time. There is a love story between a Black guy and an Asian Indian (by way of Africa) girl, there is a man trying to regain his lost homeland (which some may consider artificial), there are others who are trying to fit into the new-new-South, a younger brother who is a bother and a motel owner who doesn't understand the people around him. All in all, a well knit story.
    7NewEnglandPat

    A good romance picture with great lead actors

    The theme of interracial romance is the setting for this fine drama and focus on the divisions between black Americans and South Asian communities. Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury are appealing as the central figures from different backgrounds and struggle to stay together amid the controversy that swirls around them. Washington and Choudhury have a nice chemistry that works very well in this picture and makes their romance even more believable. They have their share of ups and downs and face challenges to their relationship like any normal couple. The movie touches on the origins of the immigrant status of the South Asians which began when they were expelled from Uganda many years earlier. The resentment towards blacks is a recurring theme in the movie as they settle into their new communities in the deep south. The film has a bouncy music score that adds flavor to the story and a nice cast weaves everything together in fine style.
    8Thruxomatic

    Multi-layered film with significant depth

    It is rare for what amounts to a simple love story to cover as much ground as this film ultimately does.

    There's a political layer, with the 1970s era unrest in Uganda being a primary driver and motivator for much of the other decisions made by the characters. There's a racial layer, with racial tension in Africa spilling over into reciprocal racial tension in Mississippi in turn. There's a layer for interpersonal relationships as well, with Demetrius and Meena's growing love and the estranged friendship with her father and his friend back in Uganda.

    Weaving all these layers together requires a very deft suite of actors and a very deft director and, for the most part, everyone is up to snuff. There are some very high quality acting performances indeed in this film.

    Ultimately, the film is about the first generation of an immigrant family struggling to come to grips with their diminished situation. Some members of this first generation embrace the change and attempt to adopt many of the idioms and customs of their new home, and the second generation most definitely does this, but the patriarch of the family struggles to accept that his life in Uganda is essentially gone. The entire film builds to a climax that ultimately has nothing to do with Demetrius and Meena's relationship.

    The real climax is the father's ultimately forced acceptance of his new situation. The interracial relationship is the driver, but the destination is purely internal for the family patriarch.

    A nod has to go to Denzel Washington for opting into this small-budget film of exceeding quality when his star was clearly on the rise and such films could easily have been deemed beneath him. Choudry is positively mesmerizing, and she steals many scenes with her subtle facial expressions and body language. Clearly, she was a gem that needed a better setting for her later career.

    I'd love to give a cast award, because the cast is almost univerally above average, which is very rare for a film. Some very bit parts become part of a larger tapestry that is very worth one's time to witness.
    8corrupt200

    A true depiction of Indians in America.

    This movie showed one thing that is totally true about many Indians in America (I don't know about England). Many Indians who immigrate to this country start acting and behaving like they are white. Sometimes they forget that they are not even white (I am guilty of that sometimes too, probably even more because I grew up here). Denzel Washington points that out to Roshan Seth very well in this movie. "You are no more than a few shades from my complexion." And then Jammu point out to Anil how he has started to act American (probably means white American), and Anil says, "So what? I'm living in America! You don't like it? Go back to India!"

    Overall, it's a really good movie. I like it even more than "Monsoon Wedding," and I feel this movie was very underrated. My seventh grade teacher recommended this movie a long time ago (actually a few mos. after I saw it myself.) I myself have been recommending it to some of my non-Indian college friends who have seen Monsoon Wedding.
    9dunlap27406

    Mississippi Masala is a very deep movie with deep actors

    I love this movie. I first saw it as a preteen and did not understand the concept. I have recently got the DVD as a gift and watch it over and over again and learn something else from it each time. Sarita Choudhury is one of the best actresses of our time and I respect her decision to not want to go "Hollywood". She has appeared in movies with substance and a message unlike the movies that are coming out in mainstream Hollywood. Denzel Washington is a great actor in this movie as well. Playing Demitrius, you really see his versatility as an actor. Mississippi Masala touches a new kind of racism not shown in movies before. Dark skin vs. light skin seems to go across every ethnicity in the world and I respect Mira Nair for making this film. Although the movie or its actors didn't receive the attention or awards (i.e. an Oscar) for their extraordinary performance, this is a must see movie and it will change your mind about the caliber of movies you choose to see from now on.

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      Ben Kingsley was originally cast in the role of Mina's father, but he eventually withdrew from the project, prompting the original backers of the film to pull out. Nair was able to gain new funding after Denzel Washington was chosen for the role of Demetrius. She later mentioned she faced substantial pressure from potential backers to select white leads rather than Indians or African Americans
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      The Tri-color Flag of India is shown upside down, while it is being taken down when Jay & Kinnu are meeting Okello for the Last time. Green color is shown at top, which, actually is at the bottom & Orange being at top.
    • Citazioni

      Okelo: You gave an interview on BBC saying that Amin was evil. Are you mad? What about Kinnu? What about Mina? Do you ever think of them?

      Jay: What should I have done? Remain silent? That is the coward's way!

      Okelo: Don't talk to me about cowards! That's what you are. You're not leaving because you're scared to leave. You are scared of leaving Uganda.

      Jay: Why should I go? Why should I go? Okelo, this is my home.

      Okelo: Not anymore, Jay. Africa is for Africans. *Black* Africans.

    • Curiosità sui crediti
      The following appears at the end of the credits: Hakuna Matata "No Problem", in Kiswahili
    • Connessioni
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Freejack/Until the End of the World/Juice/The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
    • Colonne sonore
      Mera Joota Hai Japani
      Performed by Mukesh and Chorus

      Music by Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi (as Shankar) and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal (as Jaikishan)

      Lyrics by Shailendra

      Courtesy of HMV (The Gramophone Co. of India, Ltd.)

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    • Data di uscita
      • 17 gennaio 1992 (Regno Unito)
    • Paesi di origine
      • Stati Uniti
      • Regno Unito
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
    • Celebre anche come
      • Міссісіпі Масала
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Greenwood, Mississippi, Stati Uniti
    • Aziende produttrici
      • Black River Productions
      • Channel Four Films
      • Cinecom Pictures
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      • 5.000.000 USD (previsto)
    • Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
      • 7.332.515 USD
    • Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
      • 45.831 USD
      • 9 feb 1992
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      • 7.332.515 USD
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