Clara Sola
Clara Sola
Directed by:
Nathalie Alvarez MesénCinematography:
Sophie WinqvistComposer:
Ruben De GheselleCast:
Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Ana Julia Porras Espinoza, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, Flor María Vargas Chavez, Laura Román Arguedas (more)VOD (1)
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In a remote Costa Rican village, Clara, a woman believed to possess divine healing powers, lives under the repressive care of her pious elderly mother. Clara seeks solace in the natural world until the delicate order of her life is unexpectedly disrupted by a powerful sexual awakening, stirred by the arrival of her young niece’s handsome boyfriend. Desire ignites an unstoppable force, leading Clara on a tumultuous path to self-discovery and emancipation. Nathalie Alvarez Mesén’s mystical, intimate, and richly atmospheric debut film features stunning cinematography and an extraordinary lead performance by Wendy Chinchilla Araya. (Peccadillo Pictures)
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Clara Sola is a quiet, fragile film about an introverted, spiritual girl with a physical disability going through the difficult period of discovering her own sexuality, which she cannot share with the one she desires. And the only one who knows and understands her is the viewer. The connection between man and nature is very aptly set in the unique Costa Rica. Poetics, symbolism. And an excellent acting performance by Wendy Araya.
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