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Cotton Mary
Directed by
Ismail Merchant
and
Madhur Jaffrey
R
1999
2h 4m
Drama
5.3
36%
47%
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A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
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Cast of Cotton Mary
Greta Scacchi
Lily MacIntosh
Madhur Jaffrey
Cotton Mary
James Wilby
John MacIntosh
Sarah Badel
Mrs Evans
Riju Bajaj
Mugs
Gerson Da Cunha
Doctor Correa
Joanna David
Mrs Smythe
Neena Gupta
Blossom
Sakina Jaffrey
Rosie
Gemma Jones
Mrs Freda Davids
Captain Raju
Inspector Ramiji Raj
Firdausi Jussawala
Mr. Panamal
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Matron
Nadira
Mattie
Prayag Raj
Abraham
Veerendra Saxena
Joseph
Surekha Sikri
Gwen
Laura Lumley
Theresa MacIntosh
Cotton Mary Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The film wants to make larger points, but succeeds only in being a story of derangement.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Nothing is expressed directly; only the curtains move, blowing in the subcontinent wind.
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
Offbeat but compelling.
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell
Cotton Mary is terminally marred by good taste; and melodrama is like the Star-Kist commercial: people don't want tuna with good taste; they want tuna that tastes good.
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Cotton Mary, Ismail Merchant's second film as a director, puts some interestingly layered material into play, but he can't quite bring it together.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
A fascinating exploration of racial and social prejudice.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Engrossing from the first frame and written with admirable skill and insight by Alexandra Viets, Cotton Mary is a milestone for Merchant Ivory and a pleasure for the company's admirers.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
A heavy-handed melodrama whose title character is a symbol with a capital S.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Cotton Mary is uncommonly well-acted and beautifully shot on location in southern India, but it's not exactly riveting.
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
It's as though, in documenting cultural queerness afoot, [Merchant] skipped the institution and went straight for the loony bin.
Village Voice
Leslie Camhi
Merchant's filmmaking is at times wooden and conventional, but Cotton Mary is brought to life by the weirdness of its subject matter and the risks Madhur Jaffrey takes in her brilliant performance.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
As a serious reflection on the impact of colonial exploitation on both its perpetrators and its victims, it pretty much misses the boat.
Film Journal International
Maria Garcia
The entire film lacks the subtlety which is the hallmark of good writing.
Apollo Guide
Brian Webster
Cotton Mary suffers from its lack of sympathetic characters, but it is still far from a disaster.
Boxoffice Magazine
Bridget Byrne
Merchant's direction is not as smooth as one might imagine after all his years as James Ivory's producer, but the understanding of the subject matter brings resonance and authentic surprise to many scenes.
Sacramento Bee
Joe Baltake
Cotton Mary proves a history lesson can be fun.
culturevulture.net
Arthur Lazere
Cotton Mary...is an obsequious, scheming, condescending, ambitious, callous, insincere, officious snob and thief. Two hours in her company is too much to ask.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jaffrey's majestic presence eclipses the shortcomings of Cotton Mary.
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