Val is a servant of a rich family. Daughter Jessica lives in the country and is taken care of by others, and sends some money every month to support her daughter’s life and school. The owner of the job also has a child named Fabino and Val who have a very good relationship, as close as a mother and a child. Ten years ago when the movie started, Val was playing with Fabino, and Fabino asked Val to swim with him. Val said she didn’t have a swimsuit. (This excuse she always used)
The story begins when Val's daughter wants to take an examination of the architecture department of the University of Sao Paulo, and needs to live in the host’s home to prepare for the exam. Var carefully selected a set of tea sets to give the hostess as a birthday gift. The hostess didn't like it. She put it away perfunctorily and kept it for special occasions. The birthday gift Var sent was returned to her. Although the owner’s family has a prosperous life, they are not happy. The family is more like a social occasion, where the husband and wife are in harmony; his son Fabino is not close to his parents, but has a close relationship with the servant, and only considers himself vulnerable and failed. One side was exposed to Val for comfort.
Jessica saw Val first at the airport. She looked around behind Var for a long time before calling her name. Later, Jessica said that she thought the mother who lived in Sao Paulo and sent her a lot of money and gifts every month would dress her up and pick her up. She didn’t know that Vaal’s life was like this. There was a sultry, small, air-conditioned room in the mansion. Everything she complained about was because Vaal was absent when she thought Vaal was needed most, in exchange for her living expenses and a better life. , Give hugs and love to other people's children.
The host and family turned their phones idlely after dinner, and when Val brought Jessica in, they all assumed a polite and hospitable look. They took Jessica to tour the whole house. Jessica evaluated the layout of the room and chose the room she liked. Fabino thought Jessica was arrogant and rude, too sure of what she believed. Jessica told Val "I don't think I am a head higher than others. I just don't think I am inferior to them."
Val told Jessica that the hostess invited you to swim because she knew that you would refuse to invite you. You can't help but praise, you have to refuse. The host does not go to work, reads books, drinks drinks, and lays in the utility room smoking cigarettes. He looks like a soft-meal person. The appearance of Jessica seemed to have completely saved this person.
Watching silently (haha)
He knelt down to propose to Jessica, saying that we can leave and go wherever you want. He wanted to escape his current life, but after being rejected, he cowardly said it was a joke. Very embarrassing and pitiful.
Knowing that his daughter had a good grade in the exam, Var happily danced in front of Fabino and the hostess who failed the exam.
One of my favorite scenes in the movie is that Val Jae sneaks into the swimming pool in the middle of the night knowing that his daughter has been admitted to the ideal university, and calls her daughter on the phone. This section is very interesting and touching. Go and see for details. This passage reminds me of a line in "Kabilia Nights": "We can all pretend to be cynical or scheming. But when we face things that are pure and innocent, the mask of hypocrisy will fall off , There will be beautiful things in my heart!"
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