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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In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social conventions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

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"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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