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Moving characterstudy
in the shadow of the
Peruvian Civil War
Claudia Llosa (1976) was born in Peru
and educated in Lima, Madrid and New
York. After just two feature films, she
has already established herself as one
of Latin America‘s most uncompromis-
ing new female voices in filmmaking,
with a stylistically distinct mix of
absurdity and realism. She is the niece
of the novelist Mario Vargas Llosa.
Selected filmography
The Milk of Sorrow 2009
Madeinusa 2006
THE MILK OF SORROW
La teta asustada
This year‘s winner of the Golden Bear from
Berlin is an uncompromising story of awakening,
from a Peru where the violent conflict
between the government and the Maoist
guerrilla Sendero Luminoso is still casting long
shadows. The trauma of the 1980’s civil war is
said to be so intense that it has been carried on
to the next generations through the mothers
milk. It is precisely this unofficial diagnose
that Fausta is suffering from. We meet this
young woman at the outskirts of Lima. The
anxiety is so deeply embedded in her existence
that she carries a sprouting potato in her
vagina as protection against rape, a precaution
both anachronistic and a threat in itself. Alle-
gories and a hint of magical realism in an easy
mix with an obsession with ethnographic detail
and a patient portrait of everyday life make this
a strangely unsentimental film about healing
wounds of the past. It gives a fascinating depth
to what is basically a characterstudy as much
as an exploration of how people live. And, not
least, it provides generous space for Magaly
Solier’s interpretation in the role of the wry
Fausta. With a background as a quechua, Solier
lends the charachter a virtually wordless yet
moving and intense presence. A performance
that alone make the film a must-see. mm
This film will be announced by its Norwegian title:
Faustas Perler.
Peru, Spain 2009 Director Claudia LLOSA Script Claudia LLOSA Camera Natasha BRIER Cast Magaly SOLIER, Susi SÁNCHEZ,
Efraín SOLÍS Prod. Wanda Visión Sales The Match Factory, info@matchfacroty.de Language Spanish, Quechua Subtitles Norwegian
Duration 94 min Format 35mm
LA NANA
The Maid
Raquel has sacrificed her entire adult life for
the family she works for. She is past 40, has
never had an intimate relationship with a
man, and is only sporadically in touch with
her own family. She gives her life meaning
through children not her own, out of desire
to be part of the family and not just belong.
The household chores are rough and timeconsuming,
with endless exhausting repetitions.
Even though Raquel does everything to be the
perfect maid, she does not have the strength.
When her mistress suggests hiring an additional
maid to lighten her burden, she fights
back. The housework is her domain and she
will go far to defend her position in the family,
and in the house.
Catalina Saavedra has won praise and
prizes for her performance as Raquel.
La nana puts a face on a profession that is the
backbone of bourgeoisie households around
the world. Raquel is trapped in a hopeless
emotional position as a subservient caregiver,
and when her frustrations reach the surface
they will have consequences for her surroundings.
La nana won the Jury Special Prize
during the Sundance Film Festival this year,
and several other awards in Cartagena and
Guadalajara. jo
Chile, Mexico 2009 Director Sebastián SILVA Script Sebastián SILVA, Pedro PEIRANO Camera Sergio ARMSTRONG
Cast Catalina SAAVEDRA, Claudia CELEDÓN Prod. Forastero, Tiburón Filmes, Punto Guion Punto Producciones
Norwegian distributor Action Film Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 95 min Format 35mm
La Nana is a dark comedy
about a maid whos job
consumes her life
Sebastián Silva is a multi-faceted artist
who also works as a painter, illustra-
tor and musician. His paintings have
been exhibited in Santiago and New
York, and one of his three bands, Los
Mono, is distributed in the US and the
UK through Sonic360. His debut film
La vida me mata has won a number of
prizes both in Chile and abroad.
La nana is his second feature film.
Selected filmography
La nana 2009
La vida me mata 2007