Interview: Lila Avilés – The Chambermaid (La Camarista) | 2018 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival

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Going beyond dirty towels and fully stocked mini bars, Lila Avilés’ The Chambermaid shines a white sheets bright light on an a workforce that are mostly invisible. Perhaps a grandchild to Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, this debut film is a container piece — with an aestheticism and discourse that evokes a certain hamster wheel non-progression for more than just the film’s central character. Influenced by photographer Sophie Calle’s book Hotel, Avilés offers a pensive look at how it feels to be below the ground floor and going up or down. I had the chance to sit down with the filmmaker at the 2018 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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