jib338
Joined Nov 2004
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"La Promesa" is one of the best Spanish movies of 2004. The story begins with Gregoria (the always fabulous Carmen Maura) as an unhappy housewife in Madrid whose husband is emotionally and, at times, physically abusive. She is devoutly religious, however, and doesn't want to leave him until she realizes that he has broken his promise to love her. She leaves (I won't say how as not to spoil the movie) and goes to Galicia in the north of Spain where she finds a rich family in need of a nanny for their son. She changes her name to Celia (the name she always wanted to be called) and her religious devotion begins to verge on insanity and soon everyone around her becomes a part of the intense psychosis waging war in her mind. The acting is fabulous as Carmen Maura once again delivers a stunning performance and definitely shows why she's the Spanish actress who has won the most awards. The film is entirely believable and leaves you feeling unnerved, but more than a little empowered in a strange, haunting kind of way.