The Holy Girl

"She is both temptation and salvation."

2004 1h 46m ES

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6.6

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77%

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6.7

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 109🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●77Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 4,369

Drama

Synopsis

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Amalia is an adolescent girl who is caught in the throes of her emerging sexuality and her deeply held passion for her Catholic faith. These two drives mingle when the visiting Dr. Jano takes advantage of a crowd to get inappropriately close to the girl. Repulsed by him but inspired by an inner burning, Amalia decides it is her God-given mission to save the doctor from his behavior, and she begins to stalk Dr. Jano, becoming a most unusual voyeur.

“She is both temptation and salvation.”

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Cast

María Alché
Amalia
Mercedes Morán
Helena
Julieta Zylberberg
Josefina
Carlos Belloso
Dr. Jano
Alejandro Urdapilleta
Freddy
Mía Maestro
Inés
Marta Lubos
Mirta
Arturo Goetz
Dr. Vesalio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lucrecia Martel
Writers: Lucrecia Martel
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Argentina, Italy, Netherlands, Spain

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Argentina, Italy, Netherlands, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lucrecia Martel, shot by Félix "Chango" Monti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andres Gerszenzon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Santiago Ricci 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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María Alché and Mercedes Morán and Julieta Zylberberg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She is both temptation and salvation.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lucrecia Martel directs. Félix "Chango" Monti behind the camera. Andres Gerszenzon scores. Santiago Ricci cuts. Produced in Argentina, Italy, Netherlands, Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 22 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: Argentina, Italy, Netherlands, Spain.
4Directed by Lucrecia Martel, shot by Félix "Chango" Monti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Andres Gerszenzon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Santiago Ricci shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7María Alché and Mercedes Morán and Julieta Zylberberg carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She is both temptation and salvation.".
9IMDB entry: tt0300270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.