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DelmiraAgustini(Uruguay,1886-1914)isconsideredoneofthegreatestfemalepoetsinLatinAmerica.FilmmakerLaurentprovidesabeautiful,calmandsometimesplayfulportraitofherbrieflife.Agustinihadtwopassions:loveandpoetry.<br/>　　Tragicartists’livesarealwaysathankfulsubjectforfilms.CertainlyiftheyendthesamewayasShakespeare’sRomeo&amp;Juliet.Inthissubtle,super-cooledbiography,theFrenchdirector/scriptwriter/actressChristineLaurentfilmedthelifeofDelmiraAgustini(1886-1914),afamousnamewithinfemalepoetryinLatinAmerica.AsamemberoftheUruguayanaristocraticclass,Agustinilivedhershortlifeinluxuriousmansions,stylishlydepictedbyLaurent.Hereshehadalltheroomsheneededtowritehertitillating,eroticpoems.<br/>　　LaurentfocusesprimarilyontheficklelovelifeonwhichAgustini'sworkwasbased.HerrelationshipwiththepossessiveEnriqueJobReyeshaditsupsanddowns.Hewantstomarryher,butshehasherdoubtsandalsohastocometotermswithherdominantmother.SpokeninFrench,Demain?turnsintoaportraitofayoungwomanwho,despitegrowingupinrelativefreedom,hastofightforherindependence.