Cinema Mentiré brings to The Garden Cinema the new restorations of Nobody's Wife (1982) and Miss Mary (1986) by trailblazing feminist Argentinian filmmaker María Luisa Bemberg (1922-1995). Bemberg had a gift for telling meaningful stories, focusing on the lives and struggles of women while painting a picture of Argentina's political context. Her vision has been a significant contribution to Argentinian identity and cinema, and it is relevant to remember her on the 50th anniversary of the last dictatorship. The double bill is part of the UK-wide retrospective Daring to Dare: The Films of María Luisa Bemberg, celebrating her legacy on the 30th anniversary of her passing in 2025.

A moody, perceptive period piece, it tells the story of a family that symbolises the oligarchy that ruled Argentina as if it were their personal ranch. Its members are oblivious to the rumours of a changing world and dream a dream from which they will abruptly awake with the rise of Juan Domingo Perón to power. These events, which took place between 1938 and 1945, are recalled by the English governess Miss Mary, played by a captivating Julie Christie. Miss Mary is a lively and committed document that shows the repression of feelings as a reflection of a rigid and patriarchal society, as well as a hypocritical and authoritarian family context where social conventions matter more than love.

The film will be preceded by an introduction by the Cinema Mentiré team.