Miss Mary

Miss Mary follows a family who represented the ruling elite in Argentina for over 50 years; their patrician dream was shattered when Juan Domingo Perón came to power. The events, spanning from 1938 to 1945, are recounted by Miss Mary, played by a captivating Julie Christie, hired to teach and discipline the family’s three young children from childhood through to young adulthood. The film powerfully illustrates the repression of emotions within a rigid, male-dominated society and a family fixated on conforming to societal norms, even as the aristocratic world surrounding them collapses.