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The Chambermaid

2019·Drama·1h 42m
7.1
Eve, a young chambermaid at a luxurious Mexico City hotel, confronts the monotony of long workdays with quiet examinations of forgotten belongings and budding friendships that nourish her newfound and determined dream for a better life.
Directed by Lila Avilés
hotel
loneliness
maid
laundry
woman director
chambermaid
cleaning

Cast

Gabriela Cartol
Gabriela Cartol
Eve
Teresa Sánchez
Teresa Sánchez
Minitoy
Agustina Quinci
Agustina Quinci
Romina
Clementina Guadarrama
Clementina Guadarrama
Supervisor
Alan Uribe Villaruel
Alan Uribe Villaruel
Teacher

Crew

Lila Avilés
Lila Avilés
Director
Lila Avilés
Lila Avilés
Writer
Tatiana Graullera
Tatiana Graullera
Producer
Lila Avilés
Lila Avilés
Producer
Guido Berenblum
Guido Berenblum
Sound

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26 reviews
kidishtarantino
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The Chambermaid
very visually beautiful. makes you feel the mundane deeply. it definitely dragged at times, or was hard to see a full structure but maybe that was to make me want to leave work as much as eva probably does. her humanity was lovely and i enjoyed the metaphor for social/class mobility and how the system will always make that difficult.
very visually beautiful. makes you feel the mundane deeply. it definitely dragged at times, or was hard to see a full structure but maybe that was to make me want to leave work as much as eva probably does. her humanity was lovely and i enjoyed the metaphor for social/class mobility and how the system will always make that difficult.
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Seb
Seb
The Chambermaid
The Chambermaid follows the everyday working life of Eve as the cleans a luxurious hotel.
I really thought I was going to enjoy this much more, especially after the first 10 minutes or so. It really reminded me of Perfect Days or The Florida Project where not much really happens but the visuals and seeing the mundane everyday brought to life creates something special. Unfortunately though The Chambermaid just didn't really scratch that itch for me the way I had hoped it would.

One slight annoyance was the version I watched seemed to not show subtitles for every bit of dialogue, it didn't matter that much since it's pretty clear what's happening but still annoyed me.

I did really like the muted cinematography style, it's not very grand, but the way certain shots are framed are really satisfying and drew me in from the beginning. The contrast of the luxury hotel and it's guests compared to the cleaning staff who are all but invisible is where The Chambermaid shines. They way the relationships between the cleaners are tied together by favours, and helping eachother out financially through their side hustles is done really well and highlights how desperate many of them are improve their situation.

I'm not exactly sure what was missing for me, I think the characters left me a bit wanting. With the runtime it has I think there's time to explore Eve and her colleagues, there's some good stuff already but I just wanted a little more.
The Chambermaid follows the everyday working life of Eve as the cleans a luxurious hotel.
I really thought I was going to enjoy this much more, especially after the first 10 minutes or so. It really reminded me of Perfect Days or The Florida Project where not much really happens but the visuals and seeing the mundane everyday brought to life creates something special. Unfortunately though The Chambermaid just didn't really scratch that itch for me the way I had hoped it would.

One slight annoyance was the version I watched seemed to not show subtitles for every bit of dialogue, it didn't matter that much since it's pretty clear what's happening but still annoyed me.

I did really like the muted cinematography style, it's not very grand, but the way certain shots are framed are really satisfying and drew me in from the beginning. The contrast of the luxury hotel and it's guests compared to the cleaning staff who are all but invisible is where The Chambermaid shines. They way the relationships between the cleaners are tied together by favours, and helping eachother out financially through their side hustles is done really well and highlights how desperate many of them are improve their situation.

I'm not exactly sure what was missing for me, I think the characters left me a bit wanting. With the runtime it has I think there's time to explore Eve and her colleagues, there's some good stuff already but I just wanted a little more.
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maticore
maticore
The Chambermaid
me llamo eve
me llamo eve
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Victoria García
Victoria García
The Chambermaid
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Jacob Vargas
Jacob Vargas
The Chambermaid
me encanta esta película
me encanta esta película
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