Cotton Mary
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Directed by | Ismail Merchant Madhur Jaffrey (co-director) |
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Produced by | Richard Hawley (executive) (associate) |
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Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme |
Edited by | |
Music by | Richard Robbins |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom France |
Language | English |
Cotton Mary is a 1999 film co-directed by Ismail Merchant, best known as the producer half of Merchant Ivory, and the Indian actress and writer Madhur Jaffrey, who also co-starred. It is a sensual film, shot in coastal South India.
Plot[]
Lily Macintosh (Scacchi), an upper-class British woman living in India, has struggled since the birth of her child and is in need of a nanny. An Indian military nurse known as Cotton Mary (Jaffrey) takes the post; she is an ambitious woman who is eager to be part of British society. She seems kind at first, but her true nature gradually reveals itself as she manipulates everyone around her to get what she wants.
Cast[]
- Greta Scacchi as Lily MacIntosh
- Madhur Jaffrey as Cotton Mary
- James Wilby as John MacIntosh
- Sarah Badel as Mrs Evans
- as Mugs
- Gerson da Cunha as Doctor Correa
- Joanna David as Mrs Smythe
- Neena Gupta as Blossom (Mary's sister)
- Sakina Jaffrey as Rosie
- Gemma Jones as Mrs Freda Davids
- as Mr. Panamal
- as Matron
- Nadira as Mattie
- as Abraham
- Captain Raju as Inspector Ramiji Raj
- as Ayah 2
- Virendra Saxena as Joseph
- Surekha Sikri as Gwen
- as Theresa MacIntosh
- as Baba
- as Baba
- as Mira
- as Henry Campbell-Jones
- Luke Jones as Charlie
- - Bunny Rogers
- Hamza - Fisherman
- Poornima Mohan as Receptionist
- as Sylvie D'Costa
Reception[]
On Metacritic the film has a score of 52% based on reviews from 18 critics.[1] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 36% based on reviews from 33 critics.[2]
Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Cotton Mary". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Cotton Mary (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Roger Ebert (31 March 2020). "Cotton Mary". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
External links[]
- 1999 films
- English-language films
- 1999 drama films
- British drama films
- British films
- English-language French films
- Films directed by Madhur Jaffrey
- Films directed by Ismail Merchant
- Films set in India
- French films
- Merchant Ivory Productions films
- 1990s British film stubs