La Soledad (film) explained

Director:Jorge Thielen Armand
Cinematography:Rodrigo Michelangeli
Editing:Felipe Guerrero
Language:Spanish

La Soledad is a 2016 drama film and the directorial debut of Venezuelan filmmaker Jorge Thielen Armand.[1] It premiered in the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.[2] The production received the financial support of The Venice Biennale College and it is a co-production between Venezuela, Canada and Italy.[3] [4]

Plot

The inspiration for filming La Soledad emerged from the childhood memories and experiences of the director in the family house of his grandparents, in the city of Caracas, Venezuela. After living abroad for years, he came back to the country to shoot in that same house a film that sways between documentary and fiction.

The house, which is itself a character, has been practically abandoned by the director's family and is about to collapse. It is now the home of new occupants: Rosina, who was formerly an employee of the owners, and her grandson José. The "proprietors" decide to demolish it and "the squatters" must seek a new place to live in. The film portrays core issues of contemporary Venezuelan society.

Cast

Reception

Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com wrote that La Soledad was "poetic and ultimately devastating".[5] Leslie Felperin of The Guardian expressed: "This promising debut feature opens up gradually, like a fragrant but potentially poisonous night-blooming flower".[6]

Additionally, it received the Honorable Mention at the 4th edition of La Casa Cine Fest[7] and at the 48th edition of the Nashville Film Festival.[8] [9]

Awards and nominations

!Award!Category!Recipient(s)!Result!References
Festival Biarritz Amérique-LatinePrix du Syndicat Français de la critique de cinémaJorge Thielen ArmandWinner[10] [11]
Miami International Film FestivalAudience Award for Best FilmJorge Thielen ArmandWinner[12] [13]
Atlanta Film FestivalJury PrizeJorge Thielen ArmandWinner[14] [15]
Rhode Island International Film FestivalFirst PrizeJorge Thielen ArmandWinner[16]
Cinema Tropical AwardsBest Latin American First FilmJorge Thielen ArmandWinner[17]
International Durban Film FestivalBest ScreenplayJorge Thielen Armand, Rodrigo MichelangeliWinners[18]
Best EditingFelipe GuerreroWinner
Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de La PlataBest FilmJorge Thielen ArmandWinner[19]
Festival del Cine VenezolanoBest First FilmJorge Thielen ArmandWinner[20]
Best SoundMario NazoaWinner

References

  1. Web site: Jorge Thielen Armand . 2022-04-17 . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
  2. Web site: 2017-12-07 . History of the Venice Film Festival . 2022-04-17 . La Biennale di Venezia.
  3. Web site: Biennale College Cinema . 2022-04-17.
  4. Web site: Biennale College Cinema . 2022-04-17.
  5. Web site: Kenny . Glenn . Venice Film Festival 2016: The Biennale College Festivals & Awards Roger Ebert . 2022-04-17 . www.rogerebert.com/.
  6. Web site: 2017-08-17 . La Soledad review – a flower of a film amid the ruins of Caracas . 2022-04-17 . the Guardian.
  7. Web site: 4th edition La Casa Cine Fest Film Festival .
  8. Web site: 48th edition of the Nashville Film Festival .
  9. Web site: Berlinale Talents Project - LA SOLEDAD . 2022-04-17 . Berlinale Talents.
  10. Web site: 2017 . 2022-04-17 . Festival de Biarritz América Latina . es.
  11. Web site: LA SOLEDAD . 2022-04-17 . Festival de Biarritz América Latina . es.
  12. Web site: LA SOLEDAD . 2022-04-17 . Miami Film Festival 2017.
  13. Web site: Venezuelan Film LA SOLEDAD Wins Audience Award at the Miami Film Fest . 2022-04-17 . Cinema Tropical.
  14. Web site: Review® . The Peach . 2017-04-03 . Atlanta Film Festival Award Winners . 2022-04-17 . THE PEACH REVIEW®.
  15. Web site: McAllister . Cameron . Atlanta Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup of Features and Short Films . 2022-04-17 . Atlanta Film Festival.
  16. Web site: 2017 RIIFF Awards . 2022-04-17 . www.film-festival.org.
  17. Web site: 8th Cinema Tropical Awards . 2022-04-17 . Cinema Tropical.
  18. Web site: All the winners at the 38th Durban International Film Festival . 2022-04-17 . Channel .
  19. Web site: 12° FESAALP EDICIÓN 2017 . 2022-04-17 . FESAALP . es.
  20. Web site: XIII Festival del Cine Venezolano 2017 . 2022-04-17 . Festival del cine venezolano .

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