Off Set 2018 TIFF Portrait Series: The Chambermaid

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This year’s TIFF presented two portraits about Mexico’s working class. We have Alfonso Cuaron’s take and then we have theatre director turned filmmaker Lila Avilés‘ directorial fiction debut in The Chambermaid (La camarista). The Discovery programme (will move onto the San Sebastian Film Festival) offering showcases Gabriela Cartol (she is having a remarkable 2018 with several titles to be released). This is inspired by Avilés’ theater play of the same name—in turn inspired by Sophie Calle’s 1980 artistic project The Hotel.

Lila Avilés, THE CHAMBERMAID / Photo © Marie France L’Ecuyer IONCINEMA
Gabriela Cartol, THE CHAMBERMAID / Photo © Marie France L’Ecuyer IONCINEMA
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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