The Holy Girl
La niña santa
Synopsis
Schoolgirl Amalia comes alive when a stranger rubs up against her in a crowd. The man happens to be a prestigious doctor who is staying in the hotel run by Amalia’s divorcee mother for a medical convention. Inflamed by both warped love and curiosity, the pious-perverse girl begins to stalk him.
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Critics reviews
Martel mixes notion of religion and perversity with a probing wit worthy of Buñuel (the film is often wryly funny), while her meticulous visual compositions and vivid sound design recall the work of Robert Bresson. Yet the warm characterizations, which transcend the sharp humor, are unmistakably Martel’s.
Ben Sachs
April 27, 2018
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