"Nora's Will" is a (...) comedy set in Mexico during Passover, but director and screenwriter Mariana Chenillo says the themes of the story are universal.
"This is a love story that could happen within any family," she said. "The film portrays contemporary Mexico in many ways by showing how we understand death and how we continue to make dead family members part of daily lives."
[Nora’s Will] won the audience award at the 2009 Miami International Film Festival and seven prestigious Ariel Awards last month from the Mexican Academy of Film. Chenillo made history as the first female director to win the Ariel for Best Picture.
"[Jose] finds out that Nora has set everything up so that he will be there taking care of her… He is really upset and wants to rebel against her plan," said Chenillo, who believes comedy can be theraputic. "Humor is a tool that allows us to speak deeply about painful events."
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