A SILENT LOVE

Synopsis

A middle-aged film teacher from Montreal embarks on the adventure of his life when he decides to marry a young Mexican woman through the services of an Internet agency. In Mexico, the impulsive yet cautious young woman suddenly requires him to bring her widowed mother with them to Montreal for a brief term, as a condition for marriage. The teacher kindly agrees and they marry in Montreal, with the mother-in-law as a witness. But in the weeks that follow, despite the best efforts of all, the teacher and his young wife can’t get along. He is too introverted and she is too restless. Unexpectedly, the teacher finds himself falling in love with his amicable mother-in-law, an enigmatic and attractive woman, herself only a couple of years younger than he is. The mother-in-law senses this attraction and, fearing the worst - that it may be mutual, returns to Mexico. The forlorn teacher confesses his improper love to his wife in Montreal. In shock, she denies him a divorce. But he follows his desire back to Mexico, to an emotional showdown with his astonished mother-in-law. Meanwhile in Canada, the abandoned young wife, humbled by the turn of events, faces up to her independent life with a poignant liveliness of spirit that leaves us with a glimmer of hope.