Nora's Will

NORA'S WILL (Cinco dias sin Nora) Comedy / Mexico/ 92 minutes Spanish with English subtitles This understated, wry comedy, set in Mexico City, begins as Jose discovers the body of Nora, the woman he'd been married to for 30 years and then divorced. She has finally committed suicide after many attempts to do so throughout her life. That she has done so on the eve of Passover is a deliberate, mischievous act designed to reunite family and friends for a final Seder. She leaves behind detailed instructions for the occasion, but inadvertently forgets to destroy a mysterious photograph that could unlock her longtime secret. As Jose is faced with the daunting task of preparing for the funeral of a suicide on the eve of a festival, a colorful collection of eccent