LA NANA
MAID, THE
After 23 years, frumpy maid Raquel occupies a curious position, somewhere between a mere domestic and a member of the Valdes family she has so faithfully served. But she is also perpetually sullen, borderline antisocial and intensely territorial. Constant clashes with the eldest Valdes daughter, Camila, raise fears that Raquel is overworked, so more help is hired to assist her. Naturally this does not sit well with Raquel, who, feeling usurped, cooks up childish pranks and devious schemes to get rid of the interlopers. Eventually, she meets the spirited young assistant Lucy, who becomes the catalyst for Raquel's rediscovery of her self.
Astonishing in its intimacy, La nana wrings awkward humor from the alienated Raquel's mind games, but her evolution is touching. This remarkably astute film is not only a study of class division in the commonplace Latin American practice of domestic servitude, but also an engrossing character study of a singular individual. Unfolding almost entirely within the house's walls, Sebastian Silva's second feature achieves and sustains an impressive degree of claustrophobic momentum in scenes churning with passive-aggressive comedy, impeccably observed detail and emotional violence.
(Seattle Film Festival)
- Catalina Saavedra - Raquel
- Mariana Loyola - Lucy
- Claudia Celedón - Pilar
- Alejandro Goic - Mundo
- Andrea García-Huidobro - Camila
- Pedro Peirano
- Sebastian Silva
- Sergio Armstrong
- Ernesto Trujillo
- Roberto Espinoza
- Danielle Fillios
- Pablo Gonzalez
- Francisca Roman
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