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Mississippi Masala (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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Condition
New
Model
LGJ-QBLJ-OP72
Dimensions
7.87 x 5.91 x 0.79 in; 3.53 oz
Genre
DRAMA
Format
Blu-ray
Language
English
Runtime
100 minutes

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The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South come together in Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala, a luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius (Denzel Washington), their passionate romance challenges the prejudices of both of their families and exposes the rifts between the region’s Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with bighearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and deeply satisfying celebration of love’s power. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Mira Nair and director of photography Ed Lachman, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-rayNew audio commentary featuring NairNew conversation between actor Sarita Choudhury and film critic Devika GirishNew interviews with Lachman, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, and production designer and photographer Mitch EpsteinEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by critic Bilal Qureshi and, for the Blu-ray, excerpts from Nair’s production journal

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Genre DRAMA
Format Blu-ray
Language English
Runtime 100 minutes
Studio The Criterion Collection
MPAA rating R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions 7.87 x 5.91 x 0.79 inches; 3.53 ounces
Item model number LGJ-QBLJ-OP72

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A great examination on love and race
When I was a teenage boy, I got sick one day and stayed home. While laying in bed, I turned on HBO, and just let it play. I didn’t care what came on, I just wanted some talking in the background. Well, after a few hours, the movie Mississippi Masala came on. I had never heard of this movie before, and I really didn’t have an interest in watching it, that was until I saw the name Denzel Washington pop up. I remember thinking, “How is it possible that he’s in a movie I never heard of?” So, when the film opened on this Indian family, I was really confused. But then I started to appreciate how beautiful the cinematography was, and how colorful the film was. I had never seen Africa look this beautiful on film. When American movies show Africa, it’s usually not presented as a desirable place. There is a joke in the film in which a African American asks, “Does Africa look like it did in Shaka Zulu?” Which brings me to the brilliant dichotomy of this film. Mississippi Masala is about an Indian family, who were brought over by the British, when they ruled over Africa. But the next generation of the family was thrown out of the country and robbed of their African property by dictator Idi Amin. Forced to flee, the family eventually ends up in Mississippi of places. It is here were Mina, played by Sarita Choudhury meets, and eventually falls in love with Demetrius, played by Denzel Washington. It is here where the movie picks up it’s intensity as we quickly learn that despite living in Africa, and even having close friends that are black, Mina’s family despises her choice of relationship partially due to the fact that Demetrius is not Indian, but more so, due that he is black. So, we have plot where dark skinned Indians (by their own accord) from Africa, who have never been to India, hate on a black man in America who has never been to Africa. This film does a great job of showing the fake alliances, and division that exist against among all dark-skinned people of the world. In the end, love, and a desire to lead a new life, and start something new win out, and Demetrius and Mina run away together. Mina’s father eventually returns to his house in Africa where he was once so happy, to learn a lesson of his own. The war is over. Idi Amin is gone. But so is his best friend. So is his family. His house and that land in Africa, it’s just a place. Home is where the heart is. Great movie, great message, Suffering knows no color. Love is blind. Home is where the heart is. A+ film. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2022 by Maurice
Very very good
Thank you thank you I love Amazon
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2025 by Barbara. Lumunye
Love this movie
One of my favorite 90s romance movies. Great cast and story love the actors.
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2026 by Sarah Moseley
A Great Love Story Because it is Perfectly Understated and All Encompassing
This will likely never be considered a great love story, but for me it is. It deftly, and without fanfare touches upon every form of love there is seamlessly and humbly, the regrets and tragedies as well as the deepness and surety of true loving. Nothing bombastic, or devastatingly tragic (ie. Operatic). A gem of a movie precisely because it will never be recognized as one. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2024 by R. Kallet
Great buy
Great to watch this film again in blu ray and part of the criterion collection…great features and booklet
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2025 by Amazon Customer
Well Done Update
Always loved this movie, but hadn't seen it in years. This Blu-ray is great, the colors are brighter and deeper than in the previous DVD, and the extra interviews are amazing as well.
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023 by o
Hail Mira Nair!
This extraordinary unfolding of a tale involving East Indian immigrants in Mississippi is so excellently told, with humanity and truth, places Mira Nair among the very best directors - she is really worthy of comparison with Satyajit Ray. Follow seeing this with her TV series "A Suitable Boy" and every other film she has done. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022 by John D. S. Camfield
Dvd
Good movie
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2026 by Rmoss
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