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78 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: Dora (51) is the maid of Mrs. Beba (59) and has worked and lived with her for 35 years. Beba used to be a well-to-do socialite but successive economic and personal crises have worn her out, reducing her to a purveyor of decadence. Nowadays she finds herself forced to sell door-to-door beauty products. And she owes Dora six months of salary. Dora, tired of listening to Beba’s promises of payment, is now determined to resign. Beba asks her for more time to get the money together. Dora accepts. During this period Beba tries to mine the confidence of Dora, discouraging her not to venture into a new phase of her life. Though doomed by class prejudices and abusive power codes there is also a bond cemented by mutual love from three decades of living together. Finally, Beba gets the money to cancel the debt and offers some cash in advance to make her maid stay. But Dora has already made up her mind. (Aqua Films)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Carina Chocano
    90
    What Live-in Maid offers is a pitch-perfect observation of life on a continent where forms are adhered to, distances aren't really kept, and your best friend is the person who knows to pour the cheap domestic whiskey into the empty bottle of imported stuff before your bridge buddies show up to judge you.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Julia Wallace
    90
    The result is a film of startling insight and grace.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    90
    Pitch-perfect social comedy.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. annetteg
    10
    exquisite insights into the hearts of two women who, despite social and economic pressures, deeply understand each other's fight to survive.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  2. HughR
    9
    A great dark-social comedy with an illuminated soul and powerful actresses.
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