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Cotton Mary is a 1999 film co-directed by Ismail Merchant, best known as the producer half of Merchant Ivory, and the Indian actress and writer Madhur Jaffrey, who also co-starred. It is a sensual film, shot in coastal South India.




Plot


Lily Macintosh (Scacchi), an upper-class British woman living in India, has struggled since the birth of her child and is in need of a nanny. An Indian military nurse known as Cotton Mary (Jaffrey) takes the post; she is an ambitious woman who is eager to be part of British society. 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 as Lily MacIntosh
Madhur Jaffrey as Cotton Mary
James Wilby as John MacIntosh
Sarah Badel as Mrs Evans
Riju Bajaj as Mugs
Gerson da Cunha as Doctor Correa
Joanna David as Mrs Smythe
Neena Gupta as Blossom (Mary's sister)
Sakina Jaffrey as Rosie
Gemma Jones as Mrs Freda Davids
Firdausi Jussawalla as Mr. Panamal
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal as Matron
Nadira as Mattie
Prayag Raaj as Abraham
Captain Raju as Inspector Ramiji Raj
Shobha Vijay as Ayah 2
Virendra Saxena as Joseph
Surekha Sikri as Gwen
Laura Lumley as Theresa MacIntosh
Matteo Piero Mantegazza as Baba
Olivia Caesar as Baba
Arshia Rafique as Mira
Philip Tabor as Henry Campbell-Jones
Luke Jones as Charlie
Susan Malick - Bunny Rogers
Hamza - Fisherman
Poornima Mohan as Receptionist
Txuku Iriarte Solana as Sylvie D'Costa




Reception


On Metacritic the film has a score of 52% based on reviews from 18 critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 36% based on reviews from 33 critics.
Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars.




References






External links


Cotton Mary
Cotton Mary at IMDb

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