The Desert Bride

Paulina García (Gloria) plays an uprooted woman who stumbles into a new-found freedom in this Argentinean-Chilean debut feature.

"Paulina García, in another lovely, nuanced performance, is Teresa, a rather timid maid. She has worked for the same family for years, but now they can no longer afford to employ her and have found her a job with their in-laws, who live miles away. En route, Teresa's small bag packed with all her possessions is left in the campervan of Gringo (Claudio Rissi), an itinerant salesman, and then goes missing. Teresa and the salesman spend the day together driving across the desert in search of the bag and getting to know each other. Gringo is a warm and gentle fellow, rootless and free-spirited, and the novelty allows Teresa, who has never travelled before, to bloom." (New Zealand International Film Festival)

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