Mariana Chenillo's feature debut walks a fine line between black comedy and drama.
Fernando Luján carries the film as José, the cantankerous ex-husband to the title character who lives across the street from José in a Mexico City high-rise apartment. José and Nora still keep an eye on one another with binoculars after 20-years of marriage. Sadly, José discovers Nora in bed after her long-predicted suicide, by pills.
Little does José realize that Nora has planned carefully for the necessary five-day Jewish morning period during Passover before her body can be buried. José wastes no time offending the visiting rabbi with things like a ham pizza and Christian funerary decorations. He's an atheist concerned primarily with snooping though Nora's locked desk for clues about the man she had an affair with while they were married.
"Nora's Will" will hold more meaning for mature audiences in tune with the range of emotions that José attempts to repress while coming to peace with letting go of the woman who consumed his every attention in life.
Not Rated. 92 mins.
