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The Merchant Ivory production company (which were also responsible for A Room With a View, Howard's End, and The Remains of the Day, among others) is the driving force behind Cotton Mary, the story of an Anglo-Indian nurse obsessed with becoming part of the British upper class. When Lily (Greta Scacchi from White Mischief and The Player) gives birth to a baby girl, she's unable to produce milk. Cotton Mary (Madhur Jaffrey) promises to take care of the child and secretly takes the baby to her sister, a wet nurse. Soon Lily feels dependent on Mary for the baby's health, and she takes the nurse into her home. Mary immediately starts to consolidate her power in the household by poisoning Lily's mind against the other servants and trying to get her relatives hired in their place. But when Lily's husband John hires Mary's attractive niece as a translator, the resulting affair threatens to unravel all of Mary's plans. Cotton Mary is beautifully filmed, with a sharp eye for the hypocrisies of colonialism. The setting of southern India makes for some vivid images, particularly when Lily's older daughter gets lost in a late-night parade. Though the pace is slow, several scenes capture the mixture of social conflict and personal demons that drive Mary to scheme and manipulate everyone around her. --Bret Fetzer
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this for my wife and although the story seemed fine she thought it lacked depth.
From an Indian point of view it may have been acceptable but there was not enough of the English characters to flesh out the story line.
All in all it wasn't a bad effort but my wife said once was enough,normally she will watch DVD's again at a later date,not,it seems this one.
However the writing was good enough for the author to keep at it,it just needed a bit more drama that was more fiery.
In my wife's opinion!
From an Indian point of view it may have been acceptable but there was not enough of the English characters to flesh out the story line.
All in all it wasn't a bad effort but my wife said once was enough,normally she will watch DVD's again at a later date,not,it seems this one.
However the writing was good enough for the author to keep at it,it just needed a bit more drama that was more fiery.
In my wife's opinion!
6 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Just what is says on the cover. Quite emotional and kept me watching to the end.
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Excellent acting by Cotton Mary. The story is very realistic and the main characters truly reflects the times of colonised Asia.
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