The Solitude (La Soledad)

José lives with his family in La Soledad, a dilapidated villa located in what used to be one of Caracas’ most affluent neighborhoods. After learning that the owners are planning to sell the property, José seeks any solution that might keep his young daughter from growing up in the city’s crime-ridden slums.

The film will be introduced by Irina Troconis, Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies at Cornell.

"Combining sharp social critique with the offbeat poetry of magical realism, La Soledad offers an engaging portrait of the effects of economic catastrophe in Venezuela on individuals’ lives. Director Jorge Thielen Armand’s debut feature, this film sees him return to La Soledad, a house once inhabited by his great-grandparents and now threatened with demolition. The house is dilapidated—antique portraits hang from crumbling walls and garden weeds force their way through the cracks—yet in the midst of Venezuela’s economic and political crisis it has become a sanctuary for those who live there. La Soledad not only offers a lyrical evocation of a decaying world but also opens up new possibilities for documentary cinema." — Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, UK

Free admission! Sponsored by Cine con Cultura, Ithaca's annual Latinx Heritage Month film festival.

Part of "Cine con Cultura". Courtesy of La Faena Films.