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Maids

Domésticas

2001

Fernando Meirelles, Nando Olival

Cláudia Missura, Graziela Moretto, Lena Roque, Olivia Araújo ...

6.3

80

Comedy. Drama Five domestic workers share their thoughts about their employers and their experiences on the job in this satiric comedy. While we never see the people they work for, we're given a look at the absurdities and indignities of their daily routines, as well as a look into their lives outside work.

	Author	Review
United States	Deborah Young Variety	"With a wit and naturalness that Ken Loach’s 'Bread and Roses' might envy, this bright Brazilian comedy offers an entertaining view of cleaning ladies working in the metropolis of Sao Paulo"	POS
United States	Time Out	"Despite its sometimes morose social commentary, the overwhelmingly comic script gives the film a craziness worthy of Almodóvar."	POS
United States	Ted Shen Chicago Reader	"By letting these maids and their kin speak their minds the directors humanize a tight-knit community of marginalized workers"	POS
United States	Edward Guthmann SFGATE	"'Domesticas' has a ring of authenticity -- as if the first-person tales told therein were based on interviews with real-life maids"	POS

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