Paulina García (who rose to international fame in Sebastián Lelio’s Gloria) plays a quiet, middle-aged Chilean maid, Teresa, who has spent her entire adult life caring for someone else's family, sublimating her own maternal desire into devotion to their now grown-up son. When she is harshly let go after her employers experience a financial crisis, Teresa’s life is completely upended, and she is forced to travel across the spectacular Argentinian hinterlands in search of work.
With the grace and economy of a satisfying novella, The Desert Bride handles complex themes with maturity, and affectingly delivers further proof that Garcia is one of the most remarkable actresses in world cinema.
Monday 2nd April
80 min
CTC
Film Festival
