Death and The Maiden

The film adaption and the play were both similar. However, each interpreted scenes and the ending differently. The film had the advantage to take many liberties from the original play be reorganizing some scenes such as showing the orchestra in the beginning as well as the end. The ending of the two were both confusing. You never really got to know if Miranda was killed or not. The book implied that it could go either way, while the film made it seem like he was alive. One thing I really wish the film kept was the uncertainty you had of whether or not Miranda was innocent. The book implied that maybe he did slip up and unconsciously incriminate himself, while the film just made it seem like he was developing Stockholm syndrome.

I really enjoyed this film, because despite its strange moments you never really got to know who was innocent and who was guilty. It also made me question if people deserve punishment equal to the crimes they commit. I don't think Paulina was justified in her actions at all, but she did deserve some sort of closure. I feel like her husband did little to help her and maybe she should have gotten some sort of therapy. I can't even begin to imagine how she could even live her day to day life with all those horrid memories and paranoia. Gerardo should have been a better husband and looked after his wife instead leaving her alone for business. I wonder if he even really loved her or stayed with her out of guilt. After all she had endured so much suffering just for him. He couldn't just abandon her then or I don't think he ever could.