By Rachel Galvin

She was perfect wife in a society that determined that that was the role for a woman. But, unfortunately, it was not enough. When Norma (Barbara Mori) loses her husband to a younger woman — his business partner’s daughter — she is left to fend for herself. Used to being on top and being served by underlings, she still views herself as a woman of privilege and she takes out her anger on those who go out of their way to assist her on a daily basis. But she finds that the tables have turned and those who worked for her are not willing to take her attitude anymore, leaving her further at odds and isolated. Her driver is one that still hangs on to her trying his best to help her, despite her actions.

It is his belief in her that steers her in a new direction. She takes on something unheard of at the time… opening her own business. She creates a restaurant just like her father — an intimate French bistro. But the process won’t be so easy.

The story is compelling on its own merit and the acting is the icing on the cake, but the real treat is the cinematography. The tone set by the way this is filmed, from the angles to the lighting, makes it even more watchable. Part women struggling against all odds and part budding romance, the film is multi-layered with different relationships affected by the leading lady’s antics.

Set in Peru, the film is told in Spanish with English subtitles.

The movie will be in select theaters starting on April 24, including Coral Gables Art Cinema, CMX Doral, CMX Brickell, AMC Aventura , AMC Tamiami, AMC Hialeah, Regal Southland, Regal Kendall Village and Regal Sawgrass.