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  • Cotton Mary
  • Opened April 29, 1999 | Runtime:2 hr. 5 min.
  • sexual situations
  • Madhur Jaffrey plays Cotton Mary, an Indian nurse working for Lily Macintosh (Greta Scacchi) who's married to a BBC correspondent living in India. Mary believes she's the daughter of a British regiment officer although she can't prove that is. Having Read More
  • Cast: Madhur Jaffrey, Greta Scacchi, James Wilby, Sakina Jaffrey, Laura Lumley
  • Director: Ismail Merchant
  • Genres: Period Film, Drama, British Empire Film

Cotton Mary Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Not only is it Merchant's best directorial effort to date but also is among the...

  • 88
    USA Today | Staff [Not Credited]

    Increasingly piquant tale of culture clash in 1954 post-independence India.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Stack

    Acted with almost maniacal force by Jaffrey, Mary is at once fascinating and...

  • 70
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Serves as a fascinating exploration of racial and social prejudice; and an...

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