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Mataharis (2007) is a Spanish movie. Icíar Bollaín has directed this movie. Najwa Nimri,Tristán Ulloa,María Vázquez,Diego Martín are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2007. Mataharis (2007) is considered one of the best Comedy,Drama movie in India and around the world.
Private detective Inés infiltrates the employees at a multinational corporation. Thanks to the collaboration of Manuel, she gets to the heart of company intrigues. But her investigation brings her face to face with a difficult emotional and ethical decision. Eva, just back from maternity leave, is juggling work and family obligations when she discovers that her partner Iñaki is hiding something fundamental to their future as a couple. Carmen, the most experienced of the three, observes and tapes Sergio's marital collapse but can't see her own marriage is dead. While working at the detective agency run by Valbuena, these three surveillance specialists often invade others' privacy but are clueless about confronting their own secrets. All three will have to cross the thin line dividing public and private matters, bringing their own issues to light in order to solve more than just their professional cases.
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Watching the detectives
I recently saw this at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Although nothing to do with film the name Mata Hara has become synonymous with female spies or femme fatal's as she was a Dutch exotic dancer who was convicted and executed by the French in world War I, accused of being a German spy. So here in this film we have three female private detectives thus the stretch of the name Mataharis as the film title. In this modern story set in Madrid, Eva (Najwa Nimri) is the married mother of two assigned to a rather mundane case of tracking down an old man's first love and who because of her detective skills has stumbled upon the possibility that her husband Iñaki (Tristán Ulloa) may not only be having an affair but leading a double life with another wife and family. Carmen (Nuria González) is assigned to a case by a man who believes his business partner is doing unreported company work on the side only to find out he's got something else going on the side too. Inés (María Vásquez) is the detective agencies youngest agent and she is assigned to work undercover as a factory employee to spy on the activities of it union bosses only to fall in love with one who she is supposed to be spying on. It's a great cast and a very realistic story from actress turned writer/director Icia Bollain and co written by Tatiana Rodrigues. Bollain directs. Nice photography from cinematographer Kiko De La Rica. It's kind of like a Lifetime for Women movie channel movie but hey, I like Lifetime for Women movies and I could actually see someone remaking this in the USA as an English language movie for television. I would give this a 7.5 out of 10 and recommend it.
Well made modern drama
Set in Madrid, this movie gives a new twist to private investigator movies, with a view that focuses on the lives of three female private investigators. As with most actual private investigations, there are no car chases and no shoot-outs. The real drama is the betrayal the investigators reveal and the betrayals they commit to investigate others. In turn, they discover that their own lives are just as troubled as the clients the seek to help. The acting is excellent, the stories are believable, and the editing and production are top quality. The Spanish audio quality is good and English subtitles are available. In short, if you are looking for an action-packed spy movie, go elsewhere. However, if you want good drama, sweetened with intimacy,caring, and a few drops of subtle romance, this movie well worth your time.
It's good; however, it's not like Take My Eyes.
Iciar Bollain, who made the debut film "Take My Eyes", tells the story about three women who live in Madrid. The director uses an allegorical expression to talk about three middle-aged women's lives. In addition to personal stories, she emphasizes social messages like her first movie, Take My Eyes. These women characters are detectives and they observe other people's lives; however, they have a lot of problems in their marriages and they cannot resolve their problems. The director approaches every character sentimentally. Furthermore she emphasizes the problems which are bigger. The women, having problems in their lives, care about housework and childcare for their children. Also there is such great the segregation between women and men in society. They struggle with social inequality. If we thought about the movie with all its elements, we would say that "Mataharis" is an impressive and realistic movie; however, it's not better than Take My Eyes. BuRnOut_TR
Spying their own lives
The lives of three women working for a detective agency in Madrid are examined in this story. There is Carmen, an older woman, whose marriage, to what appears to be a workaholic, is in its last legs. Then there is Ines, a single woman whose work requires her to infiltrate a firm in the outskirts of the city as a cleaner. The last one, Eva, discovers in the worst way that her husband has a secret life he never shared with her. We have admired director Iciar Bollain, who is also an actress. This is a fragmented view of three lives at a moment they must do something to either move on, as Carmen does; or just renounce to a possible happier involvement with the man Ines was spying; or maybe resolve the issues that have made Eva so unhappy. The problem is that the screenplay by Tatiana Rodriguez doesn't prove anything, leaving the viewer wishing for something more. We have not been fans of Najwa Nimri, who appears as Eva. Our main problem is the way she modulates her voice, which sounds like a mumble most of the time, but we have to be fair in that her Eva is one of the best things she has done, guided by an astute Iciar Bollain. Maria Vazquez, seen as Ines, might be Ms. Bolloain's alter ego because of the resemblance to the director. Finally, Nuria Gonzalez makes an impression by portraying a serious character who discovers what it is to be appreciated by someone other than her husband, and to dance again. Tristan Ulloa, Antonio DelaTorre, Diego Martin, Fernando Cayo, and the rest of the supporting actors do a fine job as well. One can only hope Ms. Bolloain will get back to form for her next project.
Strong characters, so so story
It would be difficult for any filmmaker to top Iziar Bollain's previous film, Te doy mis ojos, a true masterpiece. She just preferred to change the genre. From that point of view, these Mata Haris are a bit deceiving. Was it signed by any other director, the film would be celebrated as a successful and original genre piece. The main characters are definitely believable and the film delivers a precise portrait of this day Spain, with a varied group of characters trying to live his life among the conflicts that define our modern days: Unfaithfull grooms, treacherous partners, hypocritical friends and lovers, dishonest employers... The story revolves about a group of women private eyes, the perfect excuse to peek on other peoples lives. In all it's entertaining and enjoyable, and I am sure that Mrs Bollain will deliver soon another masterpiece.