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The Perfect Woman (1979) [N/A]

Featuring:
Mercedes Carreño, Ricardo Blume, Pedro Damián

Written by:
Juan Manuel Torres

Directed by:
Juan Manuel Torres


Release Date:
February 8, 1979

Original Title:
La mujer perfecta

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE)

Production Countries:
Mexico

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 97

Overview from TheMovieDB

Marcela, a former film star, seeks tranquility in the suburbs after marrying a wealthy industrialist. Her past haunts her with admirers and daily violence. Overwhelmed by a distant husband, a demanding child, critical in-laws, and loneliness, she escapes to an imaginary world to avoid the grim and the ugly.

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Overview from Open Movies

Marcela used to be a successful film star. Her pictures earned her a reputation as sex goddess, although in truth, she is rather shy and sweet-natured. After marrying an overwhelmingly wealthy industrialist and becoming a mother, all Marcela wants is to be a happy suburban housewife, the perfect woman, the model wife. However, she is haunted by her past, harassed by former admirers and shocked by day-to-day violence. Driven to the brink by a cool husband, a needy and jealous child, mocking and moralizing in-laws and utter loneliness, Marcela is pushed over the edge and escapes into a hallucinatory world of her own, where she will never be touched by anything grim or ugly ever again.

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Rankings and Honors

The Perfect Woman (1979) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10

Performers

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Production

Cinematography:
Daniel López

Director:
Juan Manuel Torres

Editor:
Alberto Valenzuela

Music:
Lucía Álvarez

Set Decoration:
José Gonzalez

Writer:
Juan Manuel Torres

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