The Maid's Room
The Maid's Room | |
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Directed by | Michael Walker |
Produced by | Dolly Hall |
Written by | Michael Walker |
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Music by | Arturo Rodríguez |
Cinematography | Scott Miller |
Edited by | Michael Taylor |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Maid's Room is a 2013 American psychological thriller film starring Paula Garces, Bill Camp, Annabella Sciorra and Philip Ettinger.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
. A maid from Columbia comes to work for a family in Long Island. Their son comes home drunk one night, while parents are away. He apparently killed a man while under the influence of alcohol. The parents try to cover up. The maid wants to call the police. The father kills the maid. Father solicits the aid of his son to bury the dead maid in the marshes of their property. The maids friends show up and wants to see her. The father lies and says she left and that she also stole money. These friends know that this is a lie. They keep on coming back, till one night the father shoots his own son, thinking it’s one of the intruders. The son dies ...and then jumps to a scene where he is Justin’s looking out a window while his wife is sleeping.
Cast
- Paula Garcés as Drina
- Annabella Sciorra as Mrs. Crawford
- Bill Camp as Mr. Crawford
- Philip Ettinger as Brandon Crawford
Reception
The film has a 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] Nick Prigge of Slant Magazine awarded the film two stars out of four.[6]
References
- ↑ Scheib, Ronnie (6 August 2014). "Film Review: 'The Maid's Room'". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ DeFore, John (8 August 2014). "'The Maid's Room': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ O'Hehir, Andrew (6 August 2014). "Murder in the Hamptons: "The Maid's Room" tells a dark tale of inequality and immigration". Salon (website). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ "Film Review: The Maid's Room". Film Journal International. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ "The Maid's Room". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ Prigge, Nick (3 August 2014). "The Maid's Room". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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