La cama (2018)
Release Year: 2018
Nation: Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, Spain
Alternative Title: The Bed, Łóżko, Yatak
Director: Mónica Lairana
Writer: Mónica Lairana
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Paulo Pécora
Companies: Gema Films, Rio Abajo, Topkapi Films
Genre: Drama
Budget: $480,000 (estimated)
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Keywords
Keywords: bed, couple, woman director
Story
In 'La cama', a couple, Jorge and Mabel, spend their last days together in their family home that's been sold. They attempt to make love but find they've lost their rhythm. Throughout the weekend, they reminisce about their past, cry, and laugh together as they pack up their belongings. They're often seen nude, not out of sexual intent but due to habit or the heat. The fan's hum is the only sound in the otherwise quiet house, accentuating the emotional void left by their impending separation.
Summary
'La cama' (2018), directed by Mónica Lairana, explores the raw, intimate emotions of a couple on the brink of separation. Set over a hot summer weekend in Buenos Aires, the film follows Jorge and Mabel as they pack up their family home, now sold. The camera lingers on empty rooms, capturing a sense of life no longer lived there. Nudity is not sexual but habitual, a response to heat or familiarity. Interspersed with laughter and tears, the couple attempts intimacy but finds it elusive. Beautiful moments alternate with sorrowful ones as they prepare to part ways.
