You and Me
(Tú y yo )
Oriol Estrada, Natalia Cabral | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
2014 | 87 minutes | Dominican Republic
The Mrs., a 70-year-old widow, and Aridia, her young maid, live in isolation in a house in Santo Domingo where domestic chores keep them occupied.
Synopsis
The Mrs., a 70-year-old widow, and Aridia, her young maid, live in isolation in a house in Santo Domingo where domestic chores keep them occupied. Their relationship is tense, but at the end of the day, they know they only have each other.
Bonds of friendship and the complex power dynamics embedded within them are revealed through the daily travails of the two women as they struggle to keep the house in order. The film’s static, one-take style allows conversations to unfold with candor and without interrupting the comic verbal polyrhythms of Caribbean bochinche.
Reviews
“Suggestive cinema about power relations and loneliness” The Hollywood Reporter“Sugerente película sobre las relaciones de poder y la soledad” - The Hollywood Reporter
“A claustrophobic chamber massacre piece that recalls a Fassbinderian exercise in domination and submission.” - Giona A. Nazzaro, Visions du Réel
“A moving, closely observed portrait of the complex relationship between two women
that goes beyond merely employer and employee” - Trinidad +Tobago Film Festival
“Understated approach to the contradictory heart of a society renowned for its warmth and openness, but racked by deep divisions of class and race” - Remezcla Magazine
Citation
Main credits
Cabral, Natalia (film director)
Cabral, Natalia (screenwriter)
Cabral, Natalia (film producer)
Estrada, Oriol (film director)
Estrada, Oriol (screenwriter)
Other credits
Cinematography and editing, Oriol Estrada.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Caribbean Studies
Central America
Economics + Social Class Issues
Health + Aging
Labor Studies
Mental Health
Race + Ethnicity
Sociology
Women
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
International Film Festival of Cartagena de Indias - Special Jury Prize; Tobago Film Festival - Best Documentary; RDOC International Documentary Film Festival - Best Feature Dominican Documentary Award; Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam; Festival Régional et International du Cinéma de Guadaloupe FEMI; FICBAQ Barranquilla International Film Festival; Havana Film Festival in New York; Dominican Film Festival in New York
DIRECTOR: Oriol Estrada, Natalia Cabral
NATIONALITY: Dominican Republic
YEAR: 2014
GENRE: Documentary, Comedy, Drama
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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