"Life According To Muriel"
1997
Directed by Eduardo Milewicz

A critics' favorite in its native Argentina, Life According to Muriel is a moving drama with warm touches of humor. An abandoned wife and mother leaves the hectic life of Buenos Aires behind her, taking her nine-year-old daughter with her to the country. An accident forces them to stay at a run-down hotel, where a cautious friendship with the proprietor--a single mother with children of her own--develops into a makeshift family. The cast includes Jorge Perugorria (Strawberries & Chocolate, Guantanamera). Spanish with English subtitles.  97 minutes.