CLARA SOLA

106 min | Spanish | Feature Fiction Drama | Nathalie Álvarez Mesén

CLARA, 40, is believed to have a special connection to God. As a “healer”, she sustains a family and a village in need of hope, while she finds solace in her relationship with the natural world.  After years of being controlled by her mother’s repressive care, Clara’s sexual desires are stirred by her attraction to her niece’s new boyfriend. This newly awakened force takes Clara to unexplored territory, allowing her to cross boundaries, both physical and mystical. Empowered by her self-discovery, Clara gradually frees herself from her role as “saint” and begins to heal herself.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Cannes International Film Festival – Directors’ Fortnight

 

Winner of 5 Swedish academy awards (Guldbaggen) Best film, Best director, best screenplay, best sound & best Cinematography

 

Festival de cine de Lima –  Competition – Best Film, Best Actress, Best photography

 

BFI London Film Festival

 

Nominated for Nordic Council Film Award

 

Haugesund International Film Festival – Nordic Focus Section

 

Pelicula – Competition – Best Film

 

Haifa International Film Festival

 

Reykjavik International Film Festival – New Visions Competition

 

 

Guadalajara International Film Festival – Ibero Americana Competition

 

 

 

Film Fest Gent – Competition

 

El Gouna Film Festival – Feature Narrative Competition

 

Cinemaissi – Latin American Film Festival Helsinki – Opening Film / New Voices

 

Gangneung International Film Festival – International Narrative Feature

 

Seminci Valladolid IFF – Official Competition

 

Cine Por Mujeres – International Competition

 

Mostra de Sao Paolo – New Directors Competition – Best Fiction Film Award, Best Actress, BRA.DA Award

 

Thessaloniki International Film Festival – International Competition – Special Jury Award

Days of European Film – Winner Best Debut Film

 

Music & Cinema International film Festival – Winner Best Original Score

 

Palm Springs International Film Festival

 

Festival de Cine Global

 

Goteborg Film Festival – Visionaries

 

Pune International Film Festival – World Competition & Best International Film

 

Kosmora

 

Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias

 

Kerala International Film Festival – International Competition

 

Cine Latino – Official Selection

PRESS QUOTES

“Álvarez Mesén… steps into feature filmmaking with assurance. In its intimate universe of the churchly and the pagan, Clara Sola conjures a memorably earthbound abracadabra“

The Hollywood Reporter

“First-time feature helmer Mesén leaves this and more open to debate in an atmospheric film that blends magical realism with psycho-sexual drama.”

Deadline

“Wendy Chinchilla Araya is a standout in this intense Costa Rican feature playing in Directors Fortnight. A defiant challenge to prejudice and repression.“

Screen Daily

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Credits

Starring

Wendy Chinchilla Araya

Daniel Castañeda Rincón

Ana Julia Porras Espinoza

Flor María Vargas Chaves

Director

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén

Screenplay

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén

Maria Camila Arias

Produced by

Nima Yousefi

Producers

Alan McConnell

Géraldine Sprimont

Anne-Laure Guégan

Karina Avellan Troz

Marcelo Quesada Mena

Executive producer

Peter Krupenin

CO-producers

Lisa Widén, Beata Mannheimer, Ivanna Kozak, Antoine Liétout, Ivan Zuber

DOP

Sophie Winqvist Loggins DFF FSF

Music

Ruben De Gheselle

Editor

Marie-Hélène Dozo

Sound

Erick Vargas Williams
Valène Leroy
Charles De Ville
Aline Gavroy

Conceptual Artist
& Production designer

Agustin Moreaux

Production designer
& Art Director

Amparo Baeza

Costume Designer

Patricia Alvarado Hurtado

Make up & Hair Designer

Goga Riveros

Produced by

HOBAB, Need Productions, Pacifica Grey, Resolve Media, Laidak Films

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