
Setinanupper-classneighbourhoodoftheDominicanRepublic,Lahembritaisanunsettlingportraitofamiddle-agedwoman,Cecilia,andherrelationswithfamily,servantsandentourage.<br/> Fromtheveryfirstscene,thefilmmanagestoastutelydepictherprivilegeandburiedlongings.Asawomanwhoseidentityisdeeplyattachedtoherrole,Ceciliafindsherselfaloneafterthedepartureofherchildren.Oneday,themaidbringshomehergranddaughterand,shortlyafter,inexplicablydisappears.Thelittlegirlre-awakensCecilia’smaternalinstinct–butneitherherrelativesnorherfriendsseemtothinkitagooddecisiontokeepher.<br/> Withneatprecisionandcalculateddetachment,Lahembritapaintsasocietyofstrongracialandclassdifferences.Appearancesanddisappearancesareshroudedinmystery;hintsatcorporatecorruptionareleftunresolved;andnodstoLucreciaMartel’sTheHeadlessWoman(2008)canbefelt.<br/> IFFRveteranLauraAmeliaGuzmán’sBigScreenCompetitioncontenderhashercollaboratingonceagainwithIsraelCárdenas(Cochochi,IFFR2008;JeanGentil,IFFR2011;SandDollars,IFFR2015).Theresultisanunostentatious,subtlefilm,withmuchgoingonbelowthesurface.Amidstsocialgatherings,videocallswiththeabsentsonsandmomentsoflonelyidleness,Cecilia’sdeepunfulfillmentpervadesthefilm,whilethethreatofcatastropheloomsinthebackground.<br/> 源自:<ahref="https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiffr.com%2Fen%2Fiffr%2F2023%2Ffilms%2Fla-hembrita&link2key=48ee4cef33"target="_blank"rel="nofollow">https://iffr.com/en/<wbr/>iffr/2023/films/la-h<wbr/>embrita</a>