Desire Street (2011) on Netflix
A Mexican immigrant family in Los Angeles copes after a tragic accident. Carmen, her daughter Bess and her son Andrea each meet Lucy Bell, the new neighbor and a companion for hire.
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Plot summary
Carmen, a widowed Mexican immigrant in Los Angeles, is raising two children after a family accident. She is troubled by her teenage son's sexuality and wants to change it, and she leans on her religious faith. Bess, her daughter, is curious but sheltered; she hides from the world in her clothes and behavior, and others see her as odd. Andrea, her son, is drawn to a streetwise man. Each of the three copes with the accident in his or her own way, and each grows close to a new neighbor, Lucy Bell, who works as a companion for hire. The story is divided into three parts, one for Carmen, one for Bess and one for Andrea.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Desire Street (2011)
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- Desire Street was shot on Super 16mm film, with principal photography lasting three and a half weeks in August 2009 in temperatures of 110°F and higher.
- The film started out as the directors' thesis project for their MFA at the New York Film Academy in Hollywood; after they graduated it was re-edited and post-production was completed.
