A spirited but fragmented comedy about the gulf between privilege and poverty, dreams and reality.
Maids
2001 · 1h 28m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Fernando Meirelles
,
Nando Olival
Overview
Five maids in São Paulo are observed in this episodic, impressionistic film. The women interact with each other, ride busses, work, and have longings: Rai for a husband, Créo for her lost daughter, Roxane for a career in modeling. Quitéria is naive, a gull for thieves. Cida has a husband and also a lover. While each woman gets what she wishes for (more or less), it doesn't always make things better.
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