
Late in 2001, tough economic times in Buenos Aires mean that Beba, a slim, blond, and privileged divorcée, has no money to pay Dora, a doughy, nearly-silent maid who has lived with her for almost 30 years. Dora breaths in her dignity and resigns. She wants to finish work on her own house, with her less than reliable mate, Miguel. She also looks for a new job. Beba asks her ex-husband for financial help. He demurs. Can Beba adjust to new realities, find a way to pay Dora, and... (Full plot summary below)
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Late in 2001, tough economic times in Buenos Aires mean that Beba, a slim, blond, and privileged divorcée, has no money to pay Dora, a doughy, nearly-silent maid who has lived with her for almost 30 years. Dora breaths in her dignity and resigns. She wants to finish work on her own house, with her less than reliable mate, Miguel. She also looks for a new job. Beba asks her ex-husband for financial help. He demurs. Can Beba adjust to new realities, find a way to pay Dora, and honor her lifetime of service, and can either make a life without the other? Does sisterhood cross class lines?
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| Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergPowered by two first-rate performances, Jorge Gaggero's debut feature is full of psychological nuance and keen social observation. |
| Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoWhat 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. |
| AV ClubNoel MurrayLive-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." |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaGaggero's vision is gentle and optimistic and, like all things which come upon us slowly and gracefully, it possesses an undeniable verisimilitude. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoLow-key yet has a lot to say about class struggle. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWeary and overworked to her very bones, Dora nevertheless has a heart of gold and a spine of steel. The movie does, too. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA fine Argentinean film with English subtitles. |
| San Francisco ChronicleSteven WinnLive-In Maid is a modest chamber piece enriched by its affecting human harmonies and overtones. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowLive-In Maid is a lived-in movie. Its cataclysms may be small in scale, but the movie brings us so far into these women's lives that a shattered cup creates an earthquake. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekAs a character study it carries a quiet, almost serene dramatic power as well as a strong current of dark humor. |