Review of The Chambermaid

The chambermaid is one of those pieces that rarely comes around. A complex film that revolves on the daily work life of a woman and the relationships she engages with in a hotel in Mexico City. It hits quite the spot at the depicting the language, the inner conflicts in low paid jobs in great corporations and the differences presented in social class interaction. The script is marvelous. A woman who's trying her best to continue growing and challenging herself, always giving a plus effort, working extra hours, but not being completely recognized as she should. The character development is so natural and stays true to her beliefs. We see her 100% focus on her work, soon starts to relate with others, getting illusioned with promises, though she gets disappointed, being let down by everybody, understanding that she can only depend on herself. A caring mother that wants to get home early to see her son, with her job making it almost impossible. We see her working almost all the time, just some little breaks for lunch and other emotional needs. A work that everyone hopes to be transitory, Eve wants to finish her studies implying she can always do better, unfortunately some union problems shut down the regularization program. Other staff members are always playing the role of having goodwill and being reliable persons but behind that facade their own ambition and selfishness is stronger. In the Ariel won Roma for best film, after seeing the chambermaid that award is honestly questionable. Hands down the best mexican film out there in the period between 2018-2019. It's not a movie that follow many conventions, there aren't blockbuster moments at all... it simply follows the true human nature to overcome everyday in our lives. Great example of social cinema. Lila Áviles deserves a lot of praise for this work and I'm expecting what she does in the future.