Linda

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At the French Institute:

FRI 06/06 ● 6 pm
SAT 14/06 ● 6 pm

Title: Linda
Direction: Mariana Wainstein
Cast: Eugenia “China” Suárez, Rafael Spregelburd, Julieta Cardinali
Production: Bourke Films
Distribution: Meikincine
Genre: Drama
Duration: 100′
Country: Argentina
Year: 2024
Original version in Spanish. Subtitles in Catalan

Festivals: Chicago (Latin American cinema), Bergen, Fortaleza (Ibero-American cinema), Gothenburg, Huelva, Goa, Kerala, Santa Barbara (Latin American cinema), Toronto, Zurich

First showing in Barcelona

Self-assured, mysterious, and captivating Linda agrees to work at an affluent home in Buenos Aires, covering for her cousin who’s recovering from an accident. Her charm sparks strong sexual attraction among all four members of the family, exposing how fragile their externally happy veneer really is. Turning away from grand gestures, the narrative drills on the mundane to explore Linda’s shattering of the male egos involved — all the advances by the men are almost cruelly curtailed — as well as the power dynamic between the female employer and the “help.” Focussing on female desire instead of sacrifice inverts the myth in a way that is deeply rewarding and a joy to watch.