A haughty upscale family dines on takeout for Christmas dinner while spiralling into amusing and intimate disintegration
Christmas dinners can often turn into hostile environments, particularly after a few drinks. ‘The Maids Will Come on Monday’ is from Canadian director Harley Chamandy, best known for ‘The Final Act of Joey Jumbler‘. What starts off as a seemingly normal Christmas dinner party, eventually ends up spiralling into an amusing and intimate disintegration. The film reflects on the discontents of the upper-class. The curious limits of empathy for people who seemingly have it all.
Our film dwells on the vague limits of empathy for people who seemingly have it all, acting as a critical farewell to the long-standing trope of predominantly white, comedy-of-manners films.
Through its subtle progression, ‘The Maids Will Come on Monday’ thrives on the character developments and hidden tensions between them. We quickly settle in as an uncomfortable guest sitting at the table, unfolding the situation.
