The Chambermaid

Name: The Chambermaid
Genre: Drama
Released: June 26, 2019
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Agustina Quinci, Gabriela Cartol, Teresa Sánchez

2019

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: June 26, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Agustina Quinci, Gabriela Cartol, Teresa Sánchez

Summary: In her feature debut, theater director Lila Avilés turns the monotonous work day of Eve (Gabriela Cartol), a chambermaid at a high-end Mexico City hotel, into a beautifully observed film of rich detail. Set entirely in this alienating environment, with extended scenes taking place in the guest rooms, hallways, and cleaning facilities, thisIn her feature debut, theater director Lila Avilés turns the monotonous work day of Eve (Gabriela Cartol), a chambermaid at a high-end Mexico City hotel, into a beautifully observed film of rich detail. Set entirely in this alienating environment, with extended scenes taking place in the guest rooms, hallways, and cleaning facilities, this minimalist yet sumptuous movie brings to the fore Eve’s hopes, dreams, and desires.… Expand

Director: Lila Avilés

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 102 min

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A.O. Scott

Jun 26, 2019

The film’s style is austere — there are few camera movements and no musical score — but its visual wit and emotional sensitivity lift it above the minimalist miserablism that drags down so many well-meaning films about modern workers. After you’ve seen it, the world looks different. Read full review

Carlos Aguilar

Jun 26, 2019

Measured in its pacing but never stagnant, The Chambermaid quietly fleshes out Eve’s subconscious with actions rather than words. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jul 8, 2019

It may feel as if these are loosely structured vignettes, but there’s an accumulation at work — the steady drip of dimensionality that the best movies about people at their jobs know how to turn into a complete picture. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jun 28, 2019

Director Lila Avilés has designed her debut feature, The Chambermaid, to give audiences the opposite opportunity, inviting us to step into the shoes of an invisible woman for two hours, and as such, her film is a rare and special thing. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jul 24, 2019

Cartol gives a very persuasive performance as Eve, whose inner life is always simmering and bubbling under, while she must maintain a facial blankness as cloudless and pristine as the towels and sheets. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 9, 2019

I still found it engrossing, and in a country where most hotels have chambermaids that look just like Evelia, occasionally moving and often troubling. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Jul 5, 2019

Shot almost entirely within a hotel, the film operates as a low-budget answer to “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón’s much-lauded film that also centers on the life of a domestic worker. Read full review

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alejandro970

Aug 11, 2019

La vida secreta de los empleados "invisibles" de un hotel. Narrado en un tono casi documental sin score musical, sigue la rutina diaria de una camarera y su ocasional interacción con sus compañeros y los huéspedes. Una que no hay que perder de vista, a pesar del ritmo pausado que puedeLa vida secreta de los empleados "invisibles" de un hotel. Narrado en un tono casi documental sin score musical, sigue la rutina diaria de una camarera y su ocasional interacción con sus compañeros y los huéspedes. Una que no hay que perder de vista, a pesar del ritmo pausado que puede exasperar al espectador sediento de acción.… Expand

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katezoe

Nov 7, 2019

Wonderful film about a chambermaid at a luxury hotel in Mexico City. Acting is superb. The film is a meditation on life and what we can make of it.

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Ananisapta

Dec 28, 2019

"There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away..."
-Emily Dickinson

If you understand those lines, you will appreciate this thoughtful, gentle look at a young woman's life that has its share of pathos and missed chances and hope and endurance. You'll never look at 'housekeeping' the same.

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