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Modesta

1956 · 35 min

A earnest, low-key community drama that feels like a documentary-inflected call to action, with a warm but determined tone.

Directed by
Benjamín Doniger
Genres
Drama
Starring
Antonia Hidalgo, Juan Ortiz Jiménez, Barrio Sonadora Community
Overview
The DivEdCo’s most important attempt to depict women’s rights in the context of modernization processes in Puerto Rico. Modesta leads a group of women in Barrio Sonadora, Guaynabo, in a strike against their husbands to demand their rights in a domestic context.

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Directed by
Benjamín Doniger
Genres
Drama
Starring
Antonia Hidalgo, Juan Ortiz Jiménez, Barrio Sonadora Community
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • power
  • justice
  • family
  • rebellion
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Benjamín Doniger
Written by
Benjamín Doniger, Luis A. Maisonet, René Marqués
Starring
Antonia Hidalgo, Juan Ortiz Jiménez, Barrio Sonadora Community
Cinematography
Luis A. Maisonet
Runtime
35 min
Country
Puerto Rico
Languages
Spanish

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