Dir/scr Cecilia Atán & Valeria Pivato. Argentina/Chile. 2017. 78mins. A delicate late-life love story that is also a tale about the empowerment of a woman who has lived her whole life in the shadow of others, The Desert Bride stars Chilean actress Pauline Garcia in a moving, quietly focused. The Desert Bride - Parshah Moment - Parshah. Film Review: ‘The Desert Bride’ Paullina Garcia quietly glows in this gentle tale of mid-life repression and renewal, an enchanting directorial debut for Argentine duo Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato. 54-year-old Teresa has worked for decades as a live-in maid with a family in Buenos Aires. When the family sells the house, she is forced to take a job in the distant town of San Juan. The Desert Bride Movie Review | Miami New Times. Check out the new trailer for The Desert Bride starring Paulina García! Let us know what you think in the comments below. Buy Tickets to The Desert Bride:, The Desert Bride. Along the way, she accidentally leaves her purse in the trailer of a traveling salesman, and sets out to track him down, The formidable talent of Chilean actress Paulina García (GLORIA, LITTLE MEN) is showcased in THE DESERT BRIDE, a charming and subtle character study in the form of a road movie. DESERT BRIDE – SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER, The Desert Bride is a film directed by Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato with Paulina García, Claudio Rissi. Year: 2017. Original title: La novia del desierto. Synopsis: It is the story of Teresa, a 54 year-old woman who works as a domestic employee in a family home in Buenos Aires, Review: In ‘The Desert Bride,’ a Maid Hits the Road in..