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| Directed by | Ismail Merchant Madhur Jaffrey (co-director) |
| Written by | Alexandra Viets |
| Produced by | Nayeem Hafizka Richard Hawley Paul Bradley (executive) Gil Donaldson (associate) |
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| Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme |
| Edited by | John David Allen |
| 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.
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.
OnMetacritic the film has a score of 52% based on reviews from 18 critics.[1]OnRotten 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]
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