Blu-ray
Mississippi masala
Call Number
- BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
In English and Swahili, with English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2022]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (117 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (39 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.)
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Summary
"The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South come together in Mira 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 spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius, their passionate romance challenges the prejudices of both of their families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with bighearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and deeply satisfying celebration of love's power."--Container.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Special features: New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Mira Nair and director of photography Ed Lachman, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; new audio commentary featuring Nair ; new conversation between actor Sarita Choudhury and film critic Devika Girish ; new interviews with Lachman, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, and production designer and photographer Mitch Epstein.