Woman on Top(2000)

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Synopsis

Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career. There she meets an ambitious TV producer who, seeing a winning combination in her good looks and gift for cooking, gives Isabella her very own show. With a new life in a new city, Isabella embarks on a personal journey with her exhuberant, cross-dressing childhood friend, Monica, to discover not only her passion and potential, but the perfect recipe for coming out on top.
Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's …
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In Theaters

  • September 22, 2000

MPAA Rating

R (for some strong sexuality / language)

Genres

Comedy, Romance, Comedy, Romance

Run Time

1 hour 33 minutes

Distributors

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Box Office

$5,018,450
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Director

Fina Torres

Director

Eve Ramboz

Director

CAST

Penélope Cruz

Isabella Oliveira

Murilo Benicio

Toninho Oliveira

Harold Perrineau

Monica Jones

Mark Feuerstein

Cliff Lloyd

John De Lancie

Alex Reeves

Anne Ramsay

TV Director
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