Simple Iris (1999)
Simple Is Magic & # 39; This is a movie about Amanda performed by Sarah Michelle Gellar. She gets the help of the crab's magic. (Yes, it is a crab.) Amanda is a chef where a small restaurant slowly fails. She inherited her from her mother, but she does not trust her mother. She uses her mother 's recipes and customs, which can not meet modern expectations.
The crab acted as a matchmaker and married her, department store manager Tom (Sean Patrick Flannery), who is about to open a new restaurant. They fall in love.
Tom believes that Amanda is a witch when he learns that there is magic working in relation, I do not think I want to do anything with her. One thing connects to another, Amanda finishes cooking at Tom's restaurant at the opening night.
How do these two people overcome personal doubts and fears and become together?
Chocolat (2000)
Chocolate & # 39; Magic is only implied. The viewer understands that Vianne (Juliette Binoche), a new chocolatier in a small French village, is a wizard. Because her chocolate has a magical character.
She begins to improve the villagers. I live from the moment she goes with her daughter. The village is very conservative and most villagers are terrified by frightening both of the attacks of newcomers and magic and corruption introduced to the villagers. life.
Chocolate is not only touching the life of Vianne's love but also talking about the love of parents, children, friends, and many years of couple. In addition, it talks about how prejudice and ectopic hatred could lead to a life threatening situation in a small neighborhood community.
In other words, "Chocolat is a romantic, warm and overall nice movie.
Women on top (2000)
& # 39; Female above & # 39; another movie of food magic. Among them, Isabella (Penelope Cruz) is a wonderful cook. She opens her restaurant in Salvador with her husband Toninho (Murilo Benício). He deceives her and she runs to America to live with her friend, Monica (Harold Perinitau). Isabella's cuisine encourages television producers to make a cooking show "passionate food" for her.
Returning to Salvador, Toninho's restaurant crashes without Isabella's dish. In his despair, Toninho curses Yemanja, the goddess of love, and the sea. Because the imanja responds by keeping the fish away from the sea of the village, local fishermen will not catch the fish.
Director Tunino chased after Isabella, and Isabella asked Imania to strengthen the heart contrary to love. Now Isabella can not feel anything, so Toninho's efforts to rob her back is useless. In addition, Isabella 's show was a great success.
How does Tigno regain his Isabella? Isabella will feel something again? Does Yeman forgive?
This movie is solved in a very sensual and romantic scene where Tininho and Isabella cook together.
Water like chocolate (1992)
Perhaps like "water for chocolate", "Simple Is Traditional", "Chocolate", & # 39; above women & # 39;
I am talking about Mexican families like water for chocolate. My family has a tradition of keeping the youngest daughter unmarried and taking care of my parents. In the youngest story, it is Tita who loves Pedro. Because they can not get married, Pedro marries her sister on behalf so he can get closer to Tita.
When Taita cooks, all her feelings penetrate into the food and the story requires several amazing alternations. Some of the appearance is very funny, some sad and some horrible.
"Like water for chocolate" In a movie of traditional Latin American magical realism, there are unexpected twists and turns in my mind, one of which is the ending enchanting fairy tale It is becoming.
If you choose to see a food magic movie for Halloween, make sure you prepare a really nice snack, or a good dinner with your guests and you can enjoy in or after the movie . Because these movies give you appetite.
