The Maid
The Maid is a Chilean film starring Catalina Saavedra as Raquel a 41 year old live-in maid who has spent half her life in the service of the Valdez family and who is so comfortable in their Santiago home that she runs the house like a general. After being laid low by health issues her paranoia runs deep regarding the help hired to take care of things during her convalescence. Rather than rest she gets extra busy making the stay as uncomfortable as possible for these servant interlopers. However she meets her match in Lucy (Mariana Loyola), an intuitive country girl with a very disarming personality. The Maid deservedly received a nomination for best picture at the 2010 Golden Globe awards undoubtedly in large part doe to the phenomenal acting of Saavedra who can say ten time more without dialogue than she can reciting lines.