Cotton Mary (1999)
| Release Date | 17 December 1999 |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | FranceUKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Fort Cochin, Kerala, India |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Period Film, British Empire Film |
| Themes | Colonialism, Servants and Employers, Race Relations |
| Tones | Cerebral, Atmospheric, Understated, Literate, Angry |
| Tags | Class Consciousness, Deception, Desire, Doctor/nurse, Identity, Obsession, Philosopher |
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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Sarah Badel
Mrs Evans
Riju Bajaj
Mugs
Gerson Da Cunha
Doctor Correa
Firdausi Jussawalla
Mr. Panamal
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Matron
Nadira
Mattie
Prayag Raj
Abraham
Captain Raju
Inspector Ramiji Raj
Shobha Vijay
Ayah 2
Veerendra Saxena
Joseph
Surekha Sikri
Gwen
Laura Lumley
Theresa MacIntosh
Matteo Piero Mantegazza
Baba
Olivia Caesar
Baba
Kukku Parameshwaram
Nurse 1
Beena Manoj
Nurse 2
Maggie Arthasery
Nurse 3
Arshia Rafique
Mira
Vinnie D'Souza
Guitar player
Chinappa
Tea Worker
Ashok Koshy
Tea Worker
Shirly Somasundaram
Ayah 1
Jaya George
Ayah 3
Philip Tabor
Henry Campbell-Jones
Luke Jones
Charlie
Hamza
Fisherman
Poornima Mohan
Receptionist
Caroline Charlety
Stylist
Ranjani Haridas
Stylist
Gayatri Krishnan
Stylist
Txuku Iriarte Solana
Sylvie D'Costa
Director
Writer
Alexandra Viets
Producer
Rahila Bootwala
associate producer
Paul Bradley
executive producer
Gil Donaldson
associate producer
Nayeem Hafizka
producer
Richard Hawley
producer
Original Music
Richard Robbins
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Cinematographer
Pierre Lhomme
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Editor
John David Allen
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Casting Director
Celestia Fox
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Production Designer
Alison Riva
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Art Director
Charmian Adams
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Suresh Sawant
Costume Designer
Sheena Napier
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Makeup Department
Lori Ann Baker
makeup artist, hair stylist
Alexis Fernandez
assistant hair stylist
Martina Kohl
key makeup artist, hair stylist
Production Manager
John P. Adams
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rizwan Chowhan
third assistant director
Luke Jones
third assistant director
Simon V. Kurian
first assistant director
Suraj Varma
second assistant director
Art Department
Sadanand Bhikaji
carpenter
Amar Dogra
property master
Barbara Herman-Skelding
property buyer: England
Mandar Karmarkar
standby props
Anant Ladge
carpenter
Joseph Nellikkal
property assistant
Balkrishna Palkar
construction assistant
Ashok Panchal
carpenter
Gajanan Panchal
carpenter
R.D. Pawar
painter
Ashok Raut
carpenter
Dinkar Sawant
painter
Suresh Sawant
construction manager
Shahji
property buyer: India
Rony Thomas
art department assistant
Abdul Vaid
carpenter
Debbie Wilson
property buyer: England
Sound Department
Natalie Bayford
sound assistant
Giovanni Di Simone
sound
Jamie Graham
sound trainee
Nina Hartstone
dialogue editor
John Hayward
sound re-recording mixer
Nigel Mills
supervising sound editor
Richard Pryke
sound re-recording mixer
Robin Quinn
foley editor
Steve Sollars
boom operator
Visual Effects
Martin Body
optical cameraman
Pat Wong
digital compositor
John Swinnerton
compositor: Peerless Camera Company
Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Abraham
gaffer
Maqsood Ali
electrical grip
Giri Anchan
dolly grip
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas
assistant camera: second unit
Enbadas
electrical grip
Rambali Mishra
electrical grip
A. Natarajan
electrical grip
Jake Polonsky
camera operator
Vishnu Rao
second assistant camera
Raj Rikhi
third camera assistant
Gyanchand Rikki
best boy: A.C.
Seth Rubin
still photographer
Janardhan Rumde
electrical grip
Bhagwat Satkar
electrical grip
Jean-Pierre Supe
first assistant camera
Maruti Thakur
electrical grip
Mukesh Waghela
electrical grip
Mannilal Waghla
key grip
Animation Department
Andrea Adams
animator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Flora Avery
assistant costume designer
Urmilla Lal Motwani
wardrobe supervisor
Shahnaz Vahanvaty
associate costume designer, costume designer: associate
Editorial Department
Paul Clegg
assistant editor
Jason Costelloe
assistant editor
Giorgio De Vincenzo
associate editor
Jonathan Kaye
assistant editor
Jack Tucker
associate editor
Music Department
Geoff Alexander
music arranger
Nick Harris
assistant music engineer
Robert Ireland
music editor
Harry Rabinowitz
conductor
Kirsty Whalley
music engineer
Other Crew
Siraj Bharapurwala
production assistant
Vinaya Chandran
production assistant
Caroline Charlety
production assistant
Gillean Dickie
production coordinator: UK
Amitabh Ghosh
key production assistant
Karim Kadi
production assistant
Faiza Khan
production assistant
Sunil Kirparam
production controller
Mahadev Mhaske
production assistant
Zoe Morgan
script supervisor
V.P. Sajimon
production assistant
Parthiban Shanmugam
production assistant
Marla Shelton
production coordinator: New York
Thanks
Wahid Chowhan
thanks
K.E. Ismail
thanks: Minister of Revenue, Govt. of Kerala
V.P. Joy
thanks: District Collector of Ernakulam
K.J. Sohan
thanks
Production Company
Merchant Ivory Productions
Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)
Argentina Video Home
Artistic License
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures
Universal Pictures
Miscellaneous
C.T.S. Studios
music recorded at
Milan Records
soundtrack
Peerless Camera Company
opticals and titles: Photography
Technicolor
color by
Sylvia Wheeler Film Services
negative cutting
Société Générale
bank production financing provided by
Air India
thanks
Government of Kerala
thanks
Sapex Scripts
post-production services
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