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Solas (1999)

Drama | 98 minutes
3,69 111 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 98 minuten

Country: Spain

Directed by: Benito Zambrano

Stars: Ana Fernández, María Galiana and Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa

IMDb score: 7,5 (3.935)

Releasedate: 5 March 1999

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Solas plot

"Go deep, fear nothing, look for escape and be brave."

Maria is 35 years old and lives alone in Seville. Years ago she fled her native village in search of happiness, money and love and away from her tyrannical father. Her search has come to nothing: she is poor, drinks too much and becomes pregnant by a man who does not love her. One day her mother knocks on her door. Maria's father is in the hospital in town and she needs a place to stay. The two women initially live apart, but the forced cohabitation has its consequences, partly thanks to Maria's old downstairs neighbor and his dog.

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avatar van arno74

arno74

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Authentic video. The beginning offers a simple glimpse into the everyday routine in a working-class neighborhood of a Spanish city, in this case Seville. Men enjoy a football game in a bar, where the main character is a regular and regularly drowns her worries. But then it degenerates into a beautiful drama with themes such as loneliness, drink, poverty, old age...

Strong debut film by the director, Benito Zambrano, which won, among other things, the audience award at the Berlinale. The film was also awarded 5 Goyas.

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BBarbie

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Simple, but oh so beautiful character study of ordinary people, who, hindered by despair and alienation, despite a certain resignation, are still looking for some form of affection and understanding. With his heart in the right place and an eye for details, director Benito Zambrano has made a subtle and at the same time endearing film about this with first-class acting and dialogue. After seeing La Voz Dormida (2011) —about a resistance group during the Spanish Civil War— it is my second Zambrano film. Just like that film, this one also gets a high rating from me, because it is truly a gem.

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klara

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Strong, sensitive drama where you get the opportunity to empathize with

multiple characters.

At the center is the 35-year-old Maria, who drinks and smokes cigarettes, and clearly unhappy

is with himself and life. That is regularly expressed with little sympathetic or name

the even rude behavior, even towards her concerned and patient mother.

And she also turns out to be pregnant by a man for whom she actually has no warm

has feelings.

She is constantly dissatisfied in a mode of inner resistance. And get all the

characters have to endure with her bitter venom.

The acquaintance of the mother with the old neighbor is also a

play a major role in the film's sequel.

The dialogues in the film are consistently good, with regular cynicism

comes around the corner. Of course thanks to Maria.

But also with emotional and heart-moving moments, with at the end of the

film still something like a reassuring and warm ending.

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