1954 the Malabar Coast. British and Anglo-Indian identities blur when an English-woman with a neglectful husband births a sickly baby. Cotton Mary a hospital aide and moralizing Anglophile who claims her father was a British officer takes over the infant's care and without a word to the mother takes the baby daily to her sister to nurse. Mary moves into the English household taking over more and more duties as she plays on the mother's fatigue and lack of spousal counsel: in eff
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. 1954, the Malabar Coast. British and Anglo-Indian identities blur when an English-woman with a neglectful husband births a sickly baby. Cotton Mary, a hospital aide and moralizing Anglophile who claims her father was a British officer, takes over the infant's care and, without a word to the mother, takes the baby daily to her sister to nurse. Mary moves into the English household, taking over more and more duties as she plays on the mother's fatigue and lack of spousal counsel: in effect, Mary colonizes the English household while she pilfers its stores and tells tall tales to her own family. For how long can Mary sustain her rule before the Englishwoman stands on her own feet? Actors Greta Scacchi, Madhur Jaffrey, James Wilby, Sarah Badel, Riju Bajaj, Gerson Da Cunha, Joanna David, Neena Gupta, Sakina Jaffrey, Gemma Jones & Captain Raju Director Ismail Merchant Certificate 15 years and over Year 1999 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Languages English ; Italian ; Russian - Dolby Digital (5.1) Surround Additional Languages Spanish - Dolby Surround Subtitles English for the HOH ; Spanish ; Danish ; Finnish ; Norwegian ; Swedish Duration 2 hours and 8 minutes (approx)
India 1954 and Anglo-Indian relations are very tense. In the troubled Macintosh household things get worse when Lily (Greta Scacchi) gives birth to a very ill baby girl. Cotton Mary (Madhur Jaffrey), a local Anglo-Indian hospital aide who claims her father was a British Officer, decides to look after the baby in order to help the long suffering Lily, whose family soon invite Mary to do more work for them playing on Lily's illness. However, Mary is more concerned about what happens when Lily regains her strength and control over the family again.
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