Cotton Mary

Cotton Mary
Cotton Mary
Directed by Ismail Merchant
Madhur Jaffrey (co-director)
Produced by Nayeem Hafizka
Richard Hawley
Paul Bradley (executive)
Gil Donaldson (associate)
Written by Alexandra Viets
Starring Greta Scacchi
Madhur Jaffrey
James Wilby
Sakina Jaffrey
Gemma Jones
Music by Richard Robbins
Cinematography Pierre Lhomme
Editing by John David Allen
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) 17 December 1999 (UK)
Running time 124 min
Country United Kingdom France
Language English

Cotton Mary is a 1999 film directed by Ismail Merchant, best known as the producer half of Merchant Ivory and Madhur Jaffrey, actress and author of cookery books. It was filmed in India.

Plot

This film follows the story of a British woman living in India (Scacchi). She struggles during her birth and is in desperate need of a nanny. An Indian nurse known as Cotton Mary jumps to the opportunity. She seems kind at first, but her true nature gradually reveals itself as she manipulates everyone around her to get what she wants.

Cast

  • Greta Scacchi - Lily MacIntosh
  • Madhur Jaffrey - Cotton Mary
  • James Wilby - John MacIntosh
  • Sarah Badel - Mrs Evans
  • Riju Bajaj - Mugs
  • Gerson da Cunha - Doctor Correa
  • Joanna David - Mrs Smythe
  • Neena Gupta - Blossom (Mary's sister)
  • Sakina Jaffrey - Rosie
  • Gemma Jones - Mrs Freda Davids
  • Firdausi Jussawalla - Mr. Panamal
  • Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal - Matron
  • Nadira - Mattie
  • Prayag Raaj - Abraham
  • Captain Raju - Inspector Ramiji Raj
  • Shobha Vijay - Ayah 2
  • Virendra Saxena - Joseph
  • Surekha Sikri - Gwen
  • Laura Lumley - Theresa MacIntosh
  • Matteo Piero Mantegazza - Baba
  • Olivia Caesar - Baba
  • Cuckoo Parameswaran - Nurse 1
  • Beena Manoj - Nurse 2
  • Maggie Arthasery - Nurse 3
  • Arshia Rafique - Mira
  • Vinnie D'Souza - Guitar player
  • Chinappa - Tea Worker
  • Ashok Koshy - Tea Worker
  • Shirly Somasundaram - Ayah 1
  • Jaya George - Ayah 3
  • Philip Tabor - Henry Campbell-Jones
  • Luke Jones - Charlie
  • Susan Malick - Bunny Rogers
  • Hamza - Fisherman
  • Poornima Mohan - Receptionist
  • Caroline Charlety - Stylist
  • Ranjani Haridas - Stylist
  • Gayatri Krishnan - Stylist
  • Txuku Iriarte Solana - Sylvie D'Costa

External links


v · d · eFilms by Merchant Ivory Productions
1960s
The Householder (1963)  · Shakespeare Wallah (1965)  · The Guru (1969)
1970s
Bombay Talkie (1970)  · Savages (1972) · The Wild Party (1975)  · Autobiography of a Princess (1975)  · Roseland (1977)  · Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)  · The Five Forty-Eight (1978)  · The Europeans (1979)
1980s
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)  · Quartet (1981)  · The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)  · Heat and Dust (1983)  · The Bostonians (1984)  · A Room with a View (1985)  · Maurice (1987) · The Deceivers (1988)  · The Perfect Murder (1988)  · Slaves of New York (1989)
1990s
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)  · The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)  · Howards End (1992)  · The Remains of the Day (1993)  · In Custody (1994)  · Feast of July (1995)  · Jefferson in Paris (1995)  · The Proprietor (1996)  · Surviving Picasso (1996)  · Side Streets (1998)  · A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1999)  · Cotton Mary (1999)
2000s

The Golden Bowl (2001)  · The Mystic Masseur (2002)  · Le Divorce (2003)  · Heights (2004) · The White Countess (2005)  · The City of Your Final Destination (2007)

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