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DVD ~ María Galiana
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  • Actors: María Galiana, Ana Fernández, Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa, Antonio Dechent, Paco De Osca
  • Directors: Benito Zambrano
  • Writers: Benito Zambrano
  • Producers: Antonio P. Pérez
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language Spanish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Artificial Eye
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Dec 2001
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005RESL
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,999 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Lauded in its native Spain on its release, Benito Zambrano's Solas is a touching portrayal of loneliness and redemption. At its centre is the strained relationship between Maria and her mother Rosa, brought together by Maria's estranged father's illness. Rosa (brilliantly played by Maria Galiana) not only discovers a world very different from her village existence but also finds her daughter's life in disarray--racked with frustration, bitterness and fuelled by alcohol. As the film develops, the two find their relationship not only beginning to grow but also influenced by the arrival of their elderly neighbour, played by Carlos Álvarez Novoa. All three find a new purpose to their lives and, while students of feminism may find Maria's path a little debatable, Ana Fernádez brings the audience on her journey in heart touching fashion. The darkness of tone throughout only makes the subsequent brightness all the more blinding and the result is without doubt a deeply moving piece of cinema. --Phil Udell

Special Features

1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 5
Spanish
Region 0
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Spanish
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Filmographies
English
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A feel good movie European style, 7 April 2003
This review is from: Solas [VHS] [2001] (VHS Tape)
'Solas' manages to concoct an intoxicating mix of hard-hitting tenderness, that makes the positive finale all the more rewarding and the dark humour scattered through the film especially poignant. With no pretension or delusions of glamour whatsoever one is asked to join in the mundane lives of the protagonists - all of whom feel in some way alone and abandoned. 'Solas' explores their loneliness, anger, frustration and despair at very close quarters, the no-frills camerawork adding to the sense that one is somehow invading their intimacy

This is a very human and personal film that moves in a way many films aspire to but very few manage.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful film, 10 Jan 2005
By Mr. S. Crook "porkycat" (North of the M25) - See all my reviews
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I'd agree wholeheartedly with the other reviewers of this film. It is dark, and in parts quite depressing. The ending is uplifting, the film makes it plain that even if opportunities lost cannot be recaptured, second best may be good enough and happiness can come in unexpected forms and from unexpected places.

One word of warning, the subtitling is pretty naff. The letters have no black background or edging, and are practically invisible in some scenes.

Even so, it's well worth watching.

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36 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly superb, humanist picture, 13 Feb 2002
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This review is from: Solas [VHS] [2001] (VHS Tape)
I had the good fortune of stumbling upon 'Solas' at the annual Spanish Film Festival in Cape Town last year (2001) without ever having heard of the movie or the stars or the director. In other words, no hype. No reviews read. No word from anyone having seen the movie before I did and thus taking it upon themselves to impart on me , in their infinate film wisdom, that it was 'good'.

As a result, I was able to watch the movie with a mind which was a blank slate; and I came away smiling. Solas is a seriously good and enjoyable humanist melodrama that should not be passed up if you get the opputunity to see it. Great, textured and believable performances add to the magic of this movie which pulls you in and makes you fall in love with the charcters.

If you are looking for a movie devoid of hype and skin deep glitz or the latest portentious Oscar vying performance, Solas will leave you smiling with your heart strings tugged (not wrestled over) and your mind given a solid working over.

A movie that will leave you satisfied, to the tips of your toes. Topp stuff.

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