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In director Josué Méndez's stylishly composed second feature, Elisa--the soon-to-be-wife of a wealthy industrialist--is eager to shed her working-class background in favor of the opulence of her fiance's elite lifestyle. To her dismay, she soon realizes her hopes to slip into magazine-read...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Language Notes: | This edition in Spanish with English subtitles. |
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San Francisco :
Global Lens,
2008.
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| Series: | New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-present
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | In director Josué Méndez's stylishly composed second feature, Elisa--the soon-to-be-wife of a wealthy industrialist--is eager to shed her working-class background in favor of the opulence of her fiance's elite lifestyle. To her dismay, she soon realizes her hopes to slip into magazine-ready images of domestic splendor must also include her future stepchildren: Diego, who is hounded by his overbearing father and reluctantly preparing to enter the family business, and Andrea, Diego's party-girl sister and the object of both his desire and disgust. As Elisa embraces her new life of lavish parties and beachfront estates, Diego and Andrea rebel against their upper-class upbringing, setting the stage for an ironic contrast of fate and ambition in this biting satire on upper-crust wealth and privilege. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 9, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (91 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 01:30:59 |
| Awards: | Won 2008 Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema Golden Sun Award; Won 2008 Havana Film Festival Best Sound Award; Nominated 2008 Locarno International Film Festival Golden Leopard Award, Best Film |