Will Thorne Staff Writer“Clara Sola,” the debut feature from Swedish-Costa Rican director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, looks set for a French release.Luxbox has sold the rights in France to Paris-based art-pic distribution outfit Epicentre Films.
News of the deal comes the same day that the magical realist is premiering in the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.Set in a remote Costa Rican village, “Clara Sola” centers around middle-aged Clara, played by debut actor and award-winning dancer Wendy Chinchilla.
In the community, Clara is well-respected as a spiritual healer who brings hope to the rural population. Having been dominated for most of her life by an overbearing mother, she experiences a delayed sexual awakening after.
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