Rent Cotton Mary (1999)
2.9 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 58min
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- Synopsis:
- In a southern town in 1954 India, British and Anglo-Indian identities blur in this psychological tale of misplaced trust, envy and power. The troubled Macintosh household deteriorates further when Lily (Greta Scacchi) gives birth to a sickly baby girl. Cotton Mary (Madhur Jaffrey), an Anglo-Indian hospital worker, seizes the opportunity and takes over the infant's care. She becomes indispensable to the suffering mother and is asked to join the household, where she assumes more and more duties, playing on the mother's fatigue and problems with her husband. How long can Mary sustain her rule before Lily stands on her own feet and regains control?
- Actors:
- Greta Scacchi, Madhur Jaffrey, James Wilby, Sarah Badel, Riju Bajaj, Gerson Da Cunha, Joanna David, Neena Gupta, Sakina Jaffrey, Gemma Jones, Firdausi Jussawalla, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, Nadira, Prayag Raj, Captain Raju, Shobha Vijay, Veerendra Saxena, Surekha Sikri, Laura Lumley, Matteo Piero Mantegazza
- Directors:
- Ismail Merchant, Madhur Jaffrey
- Producers:
- Nayeem Hafizka, Richard Hawley
- Writers:
- Alexandra Viets
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema
