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The Widow of Montiel (1979)

The Widow of Montiel poster
Original title
La viuda de Montiel
Directed by
Miguel Littin
Genre
drama film
Country
Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles with the aftermath of her husband's death in a rural Latin American town. She confronts power dynamics and personal change as she navigates her new solitary life.

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What happens

The Widow of Montiel (Spanish: La Viuda de Montiel) is a 1979 Mexican-Colombian drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It is based on a short story of the same name by the Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Marquez. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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