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  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 23 m

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 sal...

Directed By: Jorge Gaggero

Written By: Jorge Gaggero

  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 23 m

Live-In Maid

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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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 sal...

Directed By: Jorge Gaggero

Written By: Jorge Gaggero

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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.
By Carina Chocano FULL REVIEW
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The result is a film of startling insight and grace.
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A vivid portrait of a society in the midst of wrenching change, but it transcends its immediate context to become a thoughtful, even unforgettable, chamber piece, performed with exquisite subtlety by two fine actresses.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
75
Quite easily Live-in Maid could have descended into a kind of Joan Crawford-Bette Davis gorgon salute. But everyone here seems way too smart for that, though apparently the movie is being prepped for an English-language version. So beware.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
75
Low-key yet has a lot to say about class struggle.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
70
A fine Argentinean film with English subtitles.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
67
Live-In Maid's premise would be ideal for a play, or a bravura performance piece like Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant."
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Aquafilms, Filmanova, Libido Cine, San Luis Cine
Release Date Jul 18, 2007
Duration 1 h 23 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://www.aquafilms.com.ar/ingles/films_camaadentro_ing.html
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Awards

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Premios ACE
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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