SummarySet in post-colonial India of the 1950's, this is the story of Cotton Mary (Jaffrey), an Anglo-Indian (part English and part Indian) woman, and her tangled and complicated interactions with a British family. (Artistic License Films)
Directed By:Ismail Merchant, Madhur Jaffrey
Written By:Alexandra Viets
Cotton Mary
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Mixed or Average
44% Positive
8 Reviews
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44% Mixed
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90
Not only is it Merchant's best directorial effort to date but also is among the finest films the Merchant Ivory company has ever made.
75
Merchant brings keen insight and rich humanity to this culturally revealing tale of psychological unease in a tense postcolonial world.
63
Uncommonly well-acted and beautifully shot on location in southern India, but it's not exactly riveting.
60
It's unlikely that anyone will walk away unmoved.
50
Doesn't quite support the weight of its allegory.
40
Nothing but tarted-up melodrama.
20
A creepily unpleasant study of race and class.
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Production Company:
- Merchant Ivory Productions
Release Date:Feb 11, 2000
Duration:2 h 4 m
Rating:R
