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
Edited by	John David Allen
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	17 December 1999 (1999-12-17) (UK)
Running time	124 minutes
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
Arshia Rafique - Mira
Philip Tabor - Henry Campbell-Jones
Luke Jones - Charlie
Susan Malick - Bunny Rogers
Hamza - Fisherman
Poornima Mohan - Receptionist
Txuku Iriarte Solana - Sylvie D'Costa

External links

Cotton Mary
Cotton Mary at the Internet Movie Database

Merchant Ivory Productions

Ismail Merchant James Ivory

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