The Chambermaid

Released Jun 26, 2019

1h 42m

Drama

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A young chambermaid working in one of the most luxurious hotels in Mexico City enrolls in the hotel's adult education program to help improve her life.

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Critics Consensus

The Chambermaid uses one woman's experiences to take audiences inside a life -- and a culture -- that's as bracingly unique as it is hauntingly relatable.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

[An] engrossing narrative feature debut by actor-turned-director Lila Avilés.

Mar 17, 2020

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Roxana Hadadi

AWFJ.org

How the film counters its protagonist's ambitions makes for an alternately bleak and reverent experience, leaving us with an understanding of what "women's work" really means.

Feb 25, 2020

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

This is a very quiet and understated observational drama. It's not just quiet, but patient... It's also very compassionate.

Oct 1, 2019

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinema Sentries

Thanks to the efforts of writer/director Lila Aviles, it makes its fair share of points without spelling them out for the audience which makes it all the more admirable.

Sep 25, 2020

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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz

Sensacine

A solvent portrait of the lengths we go to in producing capital. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 7, 2020

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Subtle, intimate and very captivating. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Jul 28, 2020

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I really loved this film about a working class woman who works as a maid in a fancy hotel in Mexico City. Nothing fancy, just a poignant glimpse in to a world that millions of ordinary people experience every day of their lives. The relationships are normal, no Hollywood everybody screws everyone else here. It's a real gem I reckon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Film mexicano que se agradece.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Powerful, even though it is ultimately sad. Great lead performance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Eve is working as a chambermaid for one of Mexico City's most luxurious hotels. She is a hardworking and shy, young lady that treat herself little joy - it's much more important to keep her job. She pay little interest in her anoying co-workers as they keep telling her that she can buy stupid things from them for "special" prices. We meet a few occational weird guests, but mostly this is plain forward and doesn't bring the most exciting or special scenes. It's constructed in a way that this is not very needed, this is super authentic, slightly fascinating, a bit monotonous with all the routines but it manage to stay interesting, thanks to a great lead. It reminds me of Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma", just shorter and a bit less dramatic. A solid film that sadly slightly lost my interest the last 10 minutes or so. Still, a more than decent effort. 7.5 out of 10 red dresses.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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I wanted to like this movie more. It has a lot going for it, but simply put, not a whole heck of a lot happens plot-wise or in character development, so it borders on boring (and I enjoy slow movies!).

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Quietly observational of a world that is unseen.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/20

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Gabriela Cartol

Eve

Teresa Sánchez

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Agustina Quinci

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Alan Uribe

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Lila Avilés

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Synopsis

A young chambermaid working in one of the most luxurious hotels in Mexico City enrolls in the hotel's adult education program to help improve her life.

Director: Lila Avilés
Producer: Lila Avilés, Tatiana Graullera
Screenwriter: Lila Avilés, Juan Carlos Marquéz
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: La Panda
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.9K
Runtime: 1h 42m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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