Swindon Film Society is set to continue its Arts Centre programme with a Brazilian film “The Second Mother”, on Wednesday March 8. The film tells the story of Val, who has spent 13 years working for a well-off family as housekeeper and nanny to son Fabinho.
Her wages pay for the care of her own daughter Jessica, who she hasn’t seen in ten years. When Jessica arrives to stay in the spare room while she takes the entrance exam for university, she makes herself at home in ways that throw the unspoken class barriers into disarray, and reveal the utter discomfort of her supposedly liberal employer.
And to make matters worse, it’s obvious that both father and son of the family find this teenage girl extremely attractive! Writer and director Anna Muylaert cleverly portrays the unspeakable agony of class and caste in this funny, serious movie.
Membership of the Swindon Film Society is open to anyone aged 16 or over. You can join before the showing of a film at the Arts Centre on any SFS film evening.
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Wednesday 8 March 7.45pm, Swindon Arts Centre
Brazil | 2015 | 114 mins | Cert 15