# Die Hüterin der Gewürze (2005)

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**Original title**: *The Mistress of Spices*
**Runtime**: 92 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Paul Mayeda Berges
**Written by**: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
**Starring**: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Dylan McDermott, Nitin Ganatra, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Caroline Chikezie, Anupam Kher

> *One spice for passion. And one woman who knows its name.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Adapting a novel for the screen is never easy. A woman dispensing mystical advice through spices in her Oakland shop falls for a handsome architect. The spices do not approve, because of course not. It’s a rom-com with turmeric.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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