The Maid (2009 film)

The Maid (Spanish: La Nana) is a 2009 comedy-drama film, directed by Sebastián Silva and co-written by Silva and Pedro Peirano. It has won numerous awards since its premiere at the 25th Annual Sundance Film Festival. The film has had much critical acclaim, particularly for Catalina Saavedra's award-winning performance as the lead character.

Plot synopsis

Raquel (Saavedra) has served as the maid for the Valdes family for over 23 years.^[1] She treats her employers, Pilar (Celedón) and Edmundo (Goic) with the utmost loyalty and respect. She gets along well with their teenage son, Lucas (Agustín Silva) but clashes with their headstrong daughter, Camila (García-Huidobro). When Raquel begins to suffer dizzy spells, due to an excessive use of chlorine for household cleaning, Pilar decides to hire additional maids to assist Raquel in her everyday chores. The fiercely territorial Raquel resents this and engages in a series of increasingly desperate attempts to drive away maid after maid, including the younger Lucy (Loyola), in order to maintain her position in the household.^[2]

Cast

• Catalina Saavedra as Raquel
• Claudia Celedón as Pilar
• Mariana Loyola as Lucy
• Agustín Silva as Lucas
• Alejandro Goic as Edmundo
• Andrea García-Huidobro as Camila
• Anita Reeves as Sonia
• Delfina Guzmán as the grandmother

Critical reception

The critics' response has been very positive. In fact, according to National Board of Review, The Maid was one of the five 2009's Best Foreign-Language Films, also it was nominated for "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" consideration honoring 2009 achievements for the same category^[3], and "AyAyAyAy" (main film's theme song) was one of the sixty-three songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures contending for nominations in the Original Song category for the 82nd "Academy Awards"^[4].

Awards

References

External links

• Official website
• La Nana at the Internet Movie Database