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Perfume de Gardenias

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After years of caring for her bedridden husband, Isabel widows. Her days feel empty so she agrees to help her neighbor Toña decorate the carpenter's funeral. Heartfelt creativity is required to make the raw wooden coffin his family could afford look a little gloomy. Isabel uses elements from the carpenter's workshop, from sawdust to a jigsaw on top of the coffin. Although not everyone likes her proposal, Isabel continues to decorate other funerals cheered by Toña. With each deceased her creativity blossoms, incorporating details from their life stories to celebrate them in their funeral rites. One d their funeral rites. One day, Toña confesses that she assists the sick in their transition to die and Isabel recoils at the thought of such behavior. She hides from Toña while taking care of her neighbor who has terminal cancer. But her neighbor is now ready to die, she asks Isabel for one last favor. Isabel says no until she understands that in nature some things must die for others to bloom.
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Synopsis After years of caring for her bedridden husband, Isabel widows. Her days feel empty so she agrees to help her neighbor Toña decorate the carpenter's funeral. Heartfelt creativity is required to make the raw wooden coffin his family could afford look a little gloomy. Isabel uses elements from the carpenter's workshop, from sawdust to a jigsaw on top of the coffin. Although not everyone likes her proposal, Isabel continues to decorate other funerals cheered by Toña. With each deceased her creativity blossoms, incorporating details from their life stories to celebrate them in their funeral rites. One d their funeral rites. One day, Toña confesses that she assists the sick in their transition to die and Isabel recoils at the thought of such behavior. She hides from Toña while taking care of her neighbor who has terminal cancer. But her neighbor is now ready to die, she asks Isabel for one last favor. Isabel says no until she understands that in nature some things must die for others to bloom.
Director
Gisela Rosario Ramos
Producer
Gisela Rosario Ramos, Arleen Cruz-Alicea
Screenwriter
Gisela Rosario Ramos
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 37m