The Holy Girl 2004  R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Cast: Mercedes Moran, Maria Alche, Carlos Belloso, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Julieta Zylberberg, Mia Maestro, Marta Lubos, Arturo Goetz, Alejo Mango, Monica Villa
Sixteen-year-old Amalia (Maria Alche) lives with her mother, Helena (Mercedes Moran), in a family-owned hotel. Curious about sex, Catholic educated Amalia experiences mixed emotions when a hotel guest, Dr. Jano (Carlos Belloso), presses his body against hers. Although married, Dr. Jano is attracted to Helena, but Amalia is sure the doctor suffers from unholy lust and that it is up to her to save him.
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La Cienaga 2001  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Swamp
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Cast: Mercedes Moran, Graciela Borges, Martin Adjemian, Diego Baenas, Leonora Balcarce, Silvia Bayle, Sofia Bertolotto, Juan Cruz Bordeu, Noelia Bravo Herrera, Maria Micol Ellero
This story revolves around the lives of two cousins–Tali (Mercedes Moran) and Mecha (Graciela Borges)–who endure very different existences. Mecha vacations with her family at her country estate, swilling too much wine. Tali lives in the nearby town of La Cienaga (the swamp) with her factory manager husband and four children. Alcoholic Mecha falls and is bedridden from injuries. Tali and her family come to visit, and the two women's lifestyles collide.
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| 1. The Holy Girl (2004)
2. La Cienaga (2001)
aka: The Swamp
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