SummaryThe Maid is an insightful comedic drama about family, class and self-discovery. (Elephant Eye Films)
Directed By:Sebastián Silva
Written By:Sebastián Silva, Pedro Peirano
The Maid
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82
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The Maid would have been worthwhile just as a showcase both for good acting and for the director's virtuosity. But the movie's ultimate virtue is its humanity.
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The Maid has that particular gift of leaving you off balance in the best possible way, and whenever something like that comes around you owe it to yourself to check it out.
88
Tone is everything here. While likely influenced by Chilean absurdists of another era, such as playwright Egon Wolff, in The Maid Silva treads an ultra-fine line between caricature and character, leaning toward the latter without weighing down an essentially featherweight creation.
80
It takes Mr. Silva a while to finish his story, but the ending of The Maid is so intelligently handled and so generously and honestly conceived, it proves well worth the wait.
75
A little gem of social realism that makes up in polish what it lacks in consistency.
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It’s rooted in observed reality and idiosyncratic individuals. It’s possible, Silva is saying, to live among people and still be terribly, crushingly isolated.
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As it is, The Maid is a study of a character who rarely emerges from the opaque end of the spectrum.
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Nov 18, 2011
10
It's nice to watch a movie that leads you in one direction, then switches to another, and then switches yet again. Raquel has been a maid in the same household in Chile for 20 years. It shows. She's dour, sullen, angry, and the queen of passive aggressiveness. The wife of the household is a major enabler and keeps her on in spite of increasingly bizarre behavior. When new maids are hired to help Raquel out she makes life so uncomfortable they leave. Until one day a new maid arrives and instead of reacting to Raquel's spiteful acts and pulling away, she moves close and bonds with her and completely changes Raquel's behavior. Raquel blossoms. The question is will Raquel's change last without her new friend? Great acting, especially from the 2 maids!
Production Company:
- Forastero
- Diroriro
- Film Tank
- Punto Guion Punto Producciones
Release Date:Oct 16, 2009
Duration:1 h 35 m
Tagline:She's more or less family.
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Pedro Sienna Awards
• 7 Wins & 7 Nominations
Chileans Altazor Awards
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations
