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Madwomen 2011 Directed by María Elena Wood Locas mujeres

Documentary about the Chilean poet and Nobel Prize, Gabriela Mistral, and her relationship with the American Doris Dana. Gabriela meets Doris when she thinks she cannot overcome the biggest tragedy of her life: the suicide of her only son. Doris, realizing that her partner will be gone soon, records the conversations with her in their Long Island house. These recordings will be the access to the affective universe of a woman who lives in permanent tension with her inner demons and whose sensitivity and ambition make her the protagonist of her time.

Country Spain
Production Country Chile
Language Spanish
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gnere Documentary
Production Companies Invercine&Wood , Igenio Visual
Release Date 10 March 2011
72 mins