
Sundance Film Festival 2005 - Nominated - Grand Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival 2005 - Won - Special Jury Prize
Film SynopsisAcademy Award-nominated actress Norma Aleandro plays Beba, a sophisticated older woman whose recent divorce has left her in a precarious financial position. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
83 min.
Genre:
Drama
Countries:
ARGENTINA
SPAIN
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Plot Summary
Despite her attempts to keep up appearances, she is finally forced to do the unthinkable – discharge her live-in maid. Dora has worked for Beba for thirty years and is dutiful but distant and reserved. When both women finally face life without the other, they soon discover that their relationship is more different than either had ever imagined.
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Directed by
Jorge Gaggero
Produced by
Verónica Cura
Natalia Nuñez
Marina Zeising
Writing credits
Jorge Gaggero
Cast
| Norma Aleandro | ||
| Norma Argentina | ||
| Marcos Mundstock | ||
| Claudia Lapacó | ||
| Elsa Berenguer | ||
| Monica Gonzaga | ||
| Susana Lanteri | ||
| Raul Panguinao | ||
| Eduardo Rodriguez |
Diamonds, Dirty Dishes, and Damn good acting
Jorge Gaggero's "Live-In Maid" tells the story of upper class Beba and her maid Dora who share their time and space in an upscale apartment in Buenos Aires. The older Beba divides her time between lunching with friends, window shopping, and selling- off expensive house hold items in an attempt ... read more