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clara sola
March 3, 2024
Moderator: Stéphane Bédèrer
Panelists: Toni Perrine (Film) and Ilsy Montalvo (Culture)
Director: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
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Year: 2021
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Country: Costa Rica
In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social conventions which have dominated her life.
Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
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Guldbagge Awards
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Magritte Awards
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International Film Festival of Kerala
"There might be no better time... to mainline a story about a repressed woman pushing at restrictions in her culturally conservative world, which Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s “Clara Sola” offers up with a forestful of divine energy, artistry, and mystery."
-- Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
"Led by a feral performance from dancer Wendy Chinchilla Araya, the drama occupies its own territory, tinged with magical realism and deeply immersed in the sensory world."
-- Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter
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