Mississippi Masala
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mississippi Masala |
| Original title | Mississippi Masala |
| Country of production | USA , UK |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK DVD: 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mira Nair |
| script | Sooni Taraporevala |
| production |
Michael Nozik Mira Nair |
| music | L. Subramaniam |
| camera | Edward Lachman |
| cut | Roberto Silvi |
| occupation | |
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Mississippi Masala is an American melodrama from 1991 . Directed by the Indian film director Mira Nair .
action
The dictator Idi Amin orders the deportation of all Indians from Cape Land, Uganda . The lawyer Jay, his wife Kinnu and Mina, his little daughter, also have to leave.
Jay now lives with his family in the deep south of the USA . He works as a hotel manager, dreams of returning to Uganda and is litigating his old property. In contrast to Kinnu and Mina, he does not want to make friends with life in black Greenwood , although he has many friends, and tries to do everything in his power to get back to Uganda.
A car accident with sheet metal damage brings Mina together with Demetrius, a black man. They fall in love with each other, which creates many problems. There are racist conflicts within the families, but the love between Mina and Demetrius is stronger. They leave their strict parents' homes behind and start a new life.
production
The scenes set in Mississippi were shot in Mississippi, the scenes set in Uganda in Kampala .
Reviews
“Mississippi Masala is a modest film by Hollywood standards in terms of budget, but it's a great film in terms of talent, landscapes and themes. Racism, at least on the surface, is not the main theme of the film; instead, Mina and Demetrius have to fight against a sense of cultural upheaval that is part of their heritage for different reasons. "
"A film staged with ethnological and social-critical undertones as a plea for international understanding; [...] as a comedy it lacks lightness, as a study it lacks consistency."
Web links
- Mississippi Masala in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mississippi Masala (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vincent Canby : Moview review - Mississippi Masala (1991) in the New York Times, February 5, 1992
- ^ Mississippi Masala in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed June 14, 2010