Movie Report
The 1st synopsis of the movie is from rotten tomatoes.
This movie can be streamed live on Netflix.
A once-wealthy Buenos Aires socialite who has fallen on hard times finds the roles between herself and her longtime live-in maid suddenly reversed in director Jorge Gaggero's class-conscious drama. Mrs. Beba is a 58-year-old woman whose days as a well-to-do socialite have long since passed, and Dora is the 51-year-old housekeeper who has been Mrs. Beba's live-in housekeeper for 35 years. As a successive cycle of personal and financial crises force Mrs. Beba to sell door-to-door beauty products as a way of making ends meet, she finds it increasingly difficult to pay her employee in a timely manner. Since Dora has been using her money to construct a house in a shantytown on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, this naturally poses something of a problem. It's been six months since Dora has received her last paycheck, and her patience has finally run out. Yet, despite the fact that class differences continually come into play between the pair, there is no denying the bond that has formed between them over the course of their three decades together. When Mrs. Beba finally produces enough money to pay Dora's debt and offer a six-month salary advancement, Dora decides to finally strike out on her own despite her employer's objections. Later, after Dora moves into her new home with her weekend boyfriend, Miguel, Mrs. Beba's energy and telephone services are turned off for lack of payment. By the time summer arrives, Mrs. Beba must sell off her apartment just to stay out of debt. Remembering that her old employee has a new home, the now-homeless Mrs. Beba kindly offers to give her furniture to Dora. But Dora can't turn away an old friend in need, and before they know it, Dora and Mrs. Beba are living together once again.
Here I have notated a few things I have deemed interesting:
1. They used the Mate like Derrick had in his Argentina presentation
2.The attitude of both women were far from warm, it was like a cold almost like how Americans treat each other in Minnesota. Especially at the beginning of the movie, I couldn't tell why Dora was so rude. I have always heard that alot of Argentinians are rude but I thought this was over the top. She would talk to her very firmly and not smile at all. Dora didn't smile at all throughout the whole movie.
3. The rich people were whites in the city and the poor people were more indigenous looking people, shorter, looked dirtier lower class, lived in an area with houses that looked more like shacks and where people rode bikes.
In the city people went in taxis, they lived in apartments got their hair done frequently and lived a life of luxury.4. Most people had maids or (nana con cama)
Final Thoughts : I thought the ending was beautiful, a life lesson to all people who think their caca doesn't stank
It related to this course because it showed the difference is class and social status and how that shapes ones identity.
Beba (La Señora) had little to no contact with her daughter, her daughter was living abroad in Spain , and everytime she called she only talked to Dora (la nana-maid)
I thought it was ironic that only after Dora threatened to leave Beba offered her her 7 checks of back pay and pay in advancement. I was proud of Dora because she still left and kept her dignity and pride. Something that seemed interesting to me as well is that even though Beba did her so wrong, by not paying her and having her still be the maid, Dora still came by on her birthday and made her a cake and bought her stockings. Dora still checked up on her, en cambio La Señora never once checked up on Dora, she never called, never invited her over, until La Sra. Beba lost everything she took a trip to where Dora was living (Un barrio) and really needed to stay there and live with her. Talk about humbling yourself. You never know when you might need someone. She treated a great friend and employee like mierda and the way La Sra. Dora repays her is by giving her a place to stay. I thought the ending was indeed beautiful, my boyfriend thought it was boring.
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