Governess falls in love with the uncle of the children she's teaching. Then complications.
Acting
Irasema Dilián's eyes do half the screenplay's heavy lifting.
Writing
Dialogue so polite it's practically hostile.

Director
Alejandro Galindo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's 'Golden Age' studio system, this exemplifies how melodrama became a vehicle for examining post-revolutionary class anxieties.
Galindo reportedly shot the governess's first entrance eleven times to perfect the 'innocent but knowing' balance that defines the entire film.
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