Mistura centres on Norma, a wealthy woman who tries to open a restaurant after her marriage breaks down. The Peruvian drama is set in the nineteen-sixties and stars Bárbara Mori as a figure whose polished appearance conceals financial and personal upheaval.
Norma initially treats household staff harshly, while her chauffeur Oscar suggests turning the house into a restaurant to meet its costs. Her ambition enters a world for which she has little professional catering experience.
The Guardian’s review describes the film’s pace as restrained rather than the high-pressure kitchen drama its premise might suggest. It weighs that elegance against the character’s difficult circumstances, offering a critical assessment of tone rather than presenting the story’s restaurant as an actual new dining venture.
