A quiet character study that somewhere along the line morphs into a Costa Rican version of “Carrie,” “Clara Sola” mixes religion, mysticism and sexuality in a way that feels simultaneously odd, ...

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s Clara Sola was the big winner at the 2022 Swedish Film Awards, known as the Guldbagges, scooping Best Film and Best Director. Scroll down for the full list of winners. Mesén ...

“God gave her to me like this.” This matter-of-fact utterance, one of many in the evocative new film, Clara Sola, may not seem like a significant moment when extracted from the story. Yet, not only is ...

In some ways, Clara (Wendy Chinchilla Araya) is the most liberated woman in the verdant, remote, and deceptively matriarchal Costa Rican village where she works for God. A semi-feral 40-year-old who — ...

Paris-based sales agency Luxbox has added sales to the U.K., Australia and Brazil to previous deals with the U.S. and France on Directors’ Fortnight title “Clara Sola,” making good on its upbeat ...

Shot in a remote corner of Costa Rica, Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s debut feature revolves around a sheltered woman’s sexual awakening and its disruptive effects on her family. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy ...

Nathalie Alvarez Mesen's Costa Rican-set drama about a woman's sexual awakening is the frontrunner for Sweden's 2022 Guldbagge, or Golden Beetle Awards, the nation's top film prizes. By Scott ...

A version of this review of “Clara Solo” first ran when the film premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. A quiet character study that somewhere along the line morphs into a Costa Rican version of ...

The title character of the remarkable Clara Sola is a 40-year-old virgin. You might also call her a middle-aged version of Sissy Spacek’s Carrie. But Nathalie ...