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Para Elisa (2013)

Para Elisa poster
Directed by
Juanra Fernández
Genre
psychological thriller
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
15
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A college student takes a job caring for a mentally challenged girl in an isolated house. The girl's mother is a former piano player. Strange events begin to occur.

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What happens

Para Elisa (which translates into For Elisa) is a 2013 thriller film directed and written by Juanra Fernández. The film stars Ona Casamiquela as a college student that accepts a job from a wealthy former piano player that wants a caretaker for her mentally challenged daughter. The film's name is a take on the Beethoven composition Für Elise. Filming for Para Elisa took place during August 2012 in Cuenca, Spain. In an article for ABC Fernández noted that it was difficult to film in the region, as the region did not have a pre-existing film industry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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