The Desert Bride

Name: The Desert Bride
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western, Animation
Released: May 4, 2018
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Claudio Rissi, Paulina Garc

2018

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: May 4, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Claudio Rissi, Paulina Garc

Summary: 54-year-old Teresa has worked for decades as a live-in maid with a family in Buenos Aires. When the family sells the house, she is forced to take a job in the distant town of San Juan. Although feeling uncomfortable with traveling, she embarks on a journey through the desert. During her first stop, in the land of the miraculous “Saint54-year-old Teresa has worked for decades as a live-in maid with a family in Buenos Aires. When the family sells the house, she is forced to take a job in the distant town of San Juan. Although feeling uncomfortable with traveling, she embarks on a journey through the desert. During her first stop, in the land of the miraculous “Saint Correa”, she loses her bag with all her belongings. This unexpected incident leads her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman and the only person who can help Teresa find her bag. What seemed like the end of her world will ultimately prove her salvation. [Strand Releasing]… Expand

Director: Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western, Animation, Family

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 78 min

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The Playlist Jessica Kiang

May 3, 2018

“Bride” is remarkable for how honestly it earns every tiny tick of pleasure it gives — for it gives many. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

May 3, 2018

The story works largely on the level of metaphor, but it’s never overbearing or suffocating; there’s life here. A lot of credit should go to the actors, particularly the lead. As the film moves along, García’s face seems to change dramatically. Read full review

Lee Marshall

May 3, 2018

A film that is a small delight, a perfect cinematic short story. Read full review

Guy Lodge

May 3, 2018

It’s a loving showcase for its star’s most finely wrought powers of expression, but equally beguiling as a display of its first-time helmers’ gentle observational acuity and surprisingly inventive visual storytelling. Read full review

Robert Abele

May 9, 2018

The Desert Bride is nothing complicated, but in its unforced humanity, visually poetic landscapes and agreeably metaphoric storytelling suggests the intimate pleasures of a well-turned short story. Read full review

Clayton Dillard

Apr 27, 2018

As two-handers go, the film has a moderately compelling pair of performances at its center, with Claudio Rissi’s take on a fun-loving road warrior providing an amusing, if obvious, counterpoint to Paulina García’s reserved homebody. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Godfrey Cheshire

May 4, 2018

With a road movie story that aims toward simplistic and rather formulaic romantic wish-fulfillment, it offers some interesting scenery, but its main attraction is another estimable performance by the talented Garcia. Read full review

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