The Mistress of Spices

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.

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Paul Mayeda Berges directed The Mistress of Spices in 2005. See Paul Mayeda Berges's full filmography, where to start with Paul Mayeda Berges, or where to go after you've seen everything by Paul Mayeda Berges.

The Mistress of Spices was released in 2005 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 92 minutes.