FRIDAY, APRIL 25/ 8:15
Oriana (Fina Torres, 1985) 88’
Winner of the Camera d'or for best first feature at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival, this first feature by filmmaker Fina Torres (Celestial Clockwork, Woman on Top, Un té en La Habana) is a spellbinding drama that starts when a married woman living in France, María, returns to the hacienda where she spent her summers as an adolescent. As she prepares to sell the house, she is reminded of her aunt, Oriana, a mysterious figure who never left the hacienda and appeared to harbor deep inner secrets. As Maria continues to reflect upon her adolescent days, she eventually stumbles across a secret that will bring Oriana's behavior to light. The film features the performance of legendary Venezuelan actress Doris Wells, in the roll of Oriana, and reflects upon the silence lived during the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez.
Winner of the Camera d'or for best first feature at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival, this first feature by filmmaker Fina Torres (Celestial Clockwork, Woman on Top, Un té en La Habana) is a spellbinding drama that starts when a married woman living in France, María, returns to the hacienda where she spent her summers as an adolescent. As she prepares to sell the house, she is reminded of her aunt, Oriana, a mysterious figure who never left the hacienda and appeared to harbor deep inner secrets. As Maria continues to reflect upon her adolescent days, she eventually stumbles across a secret that will bring Oriana's behavior to light. The film features the performance of legendary Venezuelan actress Doris Wells, in the roll of Oriana, and reflects upon the silence lived during the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez.
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