The Maid (PG)

Funny, surprising, multi-award winning tale of a woman learning what friends are for

Director: Sebastian Silva
Starring: Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celadon, Mariana Loyala
Chile, 2008, 1 hour 35 mins, subtitles

Sun 14 March 4.30pm The Courtyard Hereford

Funny, tense, and unpredictable, this is the tale of the grumpy, pig-headed Racquel, the increasingly unreliable maid-from-hell. When the family she has lived with for 20 years recruit a string of new servants to help out, Racquel soon sees them off. But when the latest recruit, the lovely Lucy is genuinely kind to her, Racquel has to learn about something she's never known before - her own need for human contact. Psychologically astute, The Maid slyly, sweetly overturns our expectations as Racquel (a riveting performance by Saavedra) gradually emerges as a complex, sympathetic character.