Nora's Will
Comedy, Drama
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2008
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Jose learns that Nora, the woman he was married to for 30 years and from whom divorced, has committed suicide. The rabbi explains Joseph that due to the celebrations this time of the year, if Nora is not buried that same day, they should wait at least 5 days for the funeral. Nora had planned before his death, a Machiavellian plan in order that Joseph was the one who has to take care of his funeral. But Nora forgot a small detail, a mysterious photograph stored under her bed, that will remind Joseph that the greatest love stories, sometimes are hidden in the smallest places.
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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
6 Oct 2008
Country:
MX
Languages:
Spanish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
19 wins & 8 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
An unexpectedly droll tale about a funeral, "Nora's Will" demonstrates the power of some people to reach beyond the grave.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
15 Sep 2011
fresh:
This is a very wise film, without any stench of didacticism: Through it all, the abiding power - like the strong force of an atomic bond - is not love exactly, but relationship, the net that wraps us all together and holds us fast.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
24 Mar 2011
fresh:
Lujan does what only the best actors can -- infusing the slightness not with actual substance but at least with the idea of substance, with a road map to where the writer could have located it. In Nora's Will, his performance points the way.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
4 Mar 2011
fresh:
In her feature film debut, Mexican writer/director Mariana Chenillo has woven a genuine charmer, tartly funny and irreverent yet warm and poignant, a testament to enduring love.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
3 Mar 2011
fresh:
The tone is tricky, sliding along a tightrope of farce and wistfulness, but Lujan especially walks it like a pro, his ruined leonine face registering cynicism, shock, and the embarrassment of grief.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
2 Dec 2010