La Soledad is a 2016 drama film co-written, co-produced and directed Jorge Thielen Armand in his directorial debut. It premiered in the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. The production received the financial support of The Venice Biennale College and it is a co-production between Venezuela, Canada and Italy.
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
José Dolores López Adrializ López Jorge Roque Thielen H. Marley Alvillares María del Carmen Agámez
Reception Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com wrote that La Soledad was "poetic and ultimately devastating". Leslie Felperin of The Guardian expressed: "This promising debut feature opens up gradually, like a fragrant but potentially poisonous night-blooming flower".
Additionally, it received the Honorable Mention at the 4th edition of La Casa Cine Fest and at the 48th edition of the Nashville Film Festival.
Awards and nominations +AwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultReferencesFestival Biarritz Amérique-LatinePrix du Syndicat Français de la critique de cinémaJorge Thielen ArmandWinnerMiami International Film FestivalAudience Award for Best FilmJorge Thielen ArmandWinnerAtlanta Film FestivalJury PrizeJorge Thielen ArmandWinnerRhode Island International Film FestivalFirst PrizeJorge Thielen ArmandWinnerCinema Tropical AwardsBest Latin American First FilmJorge Thielen ArmandWinnerInternational Durban Film FestivalBest ScreenplayJorge Thielen Armand, Rodrigo MichelangeliWinnersBest EditingFelipe GuerreroWinnerFestival de Cine Latinoamericano de La PlataBest FilmJorge Thielen ArmandWinnerFestival del Cine VenezolanoBest First FilmJorge Thielen ArmandWinnerBest SoundMario NazoaWinner
References
External links
La Soledad at FilmAffinity La Soledad at Vimeo