The Maid  (La nana) 04/25/26

Sebastián Silva’s domestic drama is Upstairs-Downstairs for the 21st century, a story that involves class difference and social isolation, yet doesn’t push the usual buttons of comedy or tragedy. When the exhausted maid of an upscale Chilean family begins behaving strangely, we fear that this beautifully-acted film may be turning into a horror picture. We instead get a believable, absorbing and funny tale of personalities we can understand. These days, just showing a situation that doesn’t devolve into chaos or bloodshed is good news. Catalina Saavedra is remarkable as the unhappy, rebellious maid Raquel; the picture generates a good feeling about people. On Blu-ray from Shoreline Entertainment.
04/25/26