Miss Mary

"It begins with a family. A family with too much money, power, and beauty. Nothing could ever disturb this kingdom of privilege...until she arrived."

1986 1h 40m EN

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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A young British woman is hired as a governess by a wealthy Argentine family. Through her position, she slowly sees how the upper class of society is slowly crumbling, and how a fascist movement is preparing to install itself in power.

“It begins with a family. A family with too much money, power, and beauty. Nothing could ever disturb this kingdom of privilege...until she arrived.”

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Cast

Julie Christie
Mary Mulligan
Nacha Guevara
Mecha
Eduardo Pavlovsky
Alfredo
Gerardo Romano
Ernesto
Iris Marga
Mama Victoria
Guillermo Battaglia
Abuelo
Barbara Bunge
Teresa
Donald McIntyre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: María Luisa Bemberg
Writers: Jorge Goldenberg, Juan Bautista Stagnaro, María Luisa Bemberg
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: Argentina, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $0M — a 26.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Argentina, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by María Luisa Bemberg, shot by Miguel Rodriguez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Luis César D'Angiolillo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julie Christie and Nacha Guevara and Eduardo Pavlovsky carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

María Luisa Bemberg directs. Miguel Rodriguez behind the camera. Luis César D'Angiolillo cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Argentina, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $0M — a 26.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
340 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
5International production across 2 countries: Argentina, United States of America.
6Directed by María Luisa Bemberg, shot by Miguel Rodriguez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Luis César D'Angiolillo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Julie Christie and Nacha Guevara and Eduardo Pavlovsky carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It begins with a family. A family with too much money, power, and beauty. Nothing could ever disturb this kingdom of privilege...until she arrived.".
10IMDB entry: tt0091528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.