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03567agm a2200637 i 4500 001 9AF929F4300611EDA406B4E81FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220909010236 007 vd csaizq 008 220328s2022 nyu117 vleng d 020 $a 1681439409 020 $a 9781681439402 024 10 $a 715515272216 028 42 $a CC3361BD $b The Criterion Collection 035 $a (OCoLC)1306161941 040 $a TEFMT $b eng $e rda $c TEFMT $d OCLCO $d TEF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d GK8 $d OCLCF $d KAY $d SILO 041 1 $a swa $a swa $j eng $h eng 043 $a f-ug--- $a f-ug--- 046 $a s $k 1991 $2 edtf 050 4 $a PN1997 $b .M57 2022 082 04 $a 791.43/72 $2 23 245 00 $a Mississippi masala $h [blu-ray] / $c a film by Mira Nair ; screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala. 264 1 $a [New York, New York] : $b The Criterion Collection, $c [2022] 300 $a 1 videodisc (117 min.) : $b sound, color ; $c 4 3/4 in. 490 1 $a The criterion collection 538 $a Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1); 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio ; requires Blu-ray player. 546 $a English or Swahili dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). 500 $a Title from sell sheet. 511 1 $a Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore. 500 $a Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. 500 $a Wide screen (1.85:1). 520 $a Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twenty-something Mina spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius, 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. 500 $a Special features: Audio commentary featuring Mira Nair; new conversation between actor Sarita Choudhury and film critic Devika Girish; new interviews with director of photography Ed Lachman, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala and production designer and photographer Mitch Epstein; an essay by critic Bilal Qureshi; excerpts from Nair's production journal. 650 0 $a Interracial dating $z Mississippi $v Drama. 650 0 $a East Indians $z Mississippi $v Drama. 650 0 $a African Americans $z Mississippi $v Drama. 651 0 $a Uganda $x Politics and government $y 1971-1979 $v Drama. 651 0 $a Uganda $x Emigration and immigration $v Drama. 655 7 $a Romance films. $2 lcgft $9 857008 655 7 $a Fiction films. $2 lcgft $9 857136 655 7 $a Feature films. $2 lcgft $9 290023 655 7 $a Video recordings for the hearing impaired. $2 lcgft $9 857193 700 1 $a Nair, Mira, $e film director. $9 367072 700 1 $a Taraporevala, Sooni, $d 1957- $e screenwriter. $9 401603 700 1 $a Washington, Denzel, $d 1954- $e actor. $9 180012 700 1 $a Choudhury, Sarita, $e actor. $9 444097 700 1 $a Seth, Roshan, $d 1942- $e actor. $9 488010 710 2 $a Criterion Collection (Firm), $e publisher. $9 384634 730 02 $i Container of (work): $a Mississippi masala (Motion picture) 830 0 $a Criterion collection. $9 537480 941 $a 2 945 $a blu 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117030922.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230523012211.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9AF929F4300611EDA406B4E81FECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b KAYInitiate Another SILO Locator Search