Viridiana 1961
8.1 /10
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.
Run Time: 90 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: May 17, 1961
Director: Director: Luis Buuel,
Stars: Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, Jos Calvo, Margarita Lozano,
Diary of a Chambermaid 2015
5.5 /10
France, around 1900. Coming from the vibrancy of Paris, pert Célestine is procured as a chambermaid in Normandy. In the Lanlaire's villa she encounters the lecherous man of the house and his asexual, tyrannical and jealous wife. Célestine is determined to avoid the fate suffered by the cook Marianne who has already secretly killed one child born out of wedlock and now despairingly realises she is pregnant again. The lively maid is intrigued by what the mysterious manservant Joseph is up to: he distributes anti-Semitic leaflets and suggests that she could work for him as a prostitute in Cherbourg…
Run Time: 96 Min . MMPA: 0 . Release: Apr 01, 2015
Director: Director: Benot Jacquot,
Stars: La Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Clotilde Mollet, Herv Pierre, Mlodie Valemberg,
Girl with a Pearl Earring 2003
6.9 /10
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Run Time: 101 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Dec 12, 2003
Director: Director: Peter Webber,
Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson, Cillian Murphy, Judy Parfitt,
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