We meet Soledad at a bad time. She has broken with her boyfriend Nico. Soledad, a hypochondriac woman, decides she has had enough with love, so she wants to be by herself because the whole process is too painful for her. Preferring to be alone, she makes good use of her namesake, which means 'loneliness' in Spanish. Her life is a mess. Things seem to be breaking all around her. When her toilet floods, it triggers a mini crisis in her. Later on, locking herself out of her apartment while outside is pouring, brings her to despair.
Soledad owns a small boutique with two male friends. Surprisingly, the store is called "The Hope", something that our heroine seems to be lacking. This neurotic woman is a pain, but somehow, she is never boring. Soledad is a walking disaster. That only lasts until she meets a young architect, Nicolas, or Nico, as she ends calling him. Even though Soledad likes him, she is never completely comfortable in their relationship.
To make matters worse, any little thing sends Soledad to see a doctor. Her malady seems, for most part, to be only in her mind. Soledad is always talking on the phone, yet, when she hears it ringing, she never picks up. Part of the problem with Soledad appears to have been the product of divorced parents. Her father is mostly absent from her life. Her mother enlists her to accompany to a plastic surgeon's clinic to get breast implants. When Soledad is invited to Nico's new house, she is happy for him, specially since she has discovered a nice hospital nearby!
"Amorosa Soledad" is a different kind of movie. Conceived by Victoria Galardi, who wrote the script, she co-directed the film with Martin Carranza. The film is not for everyone, obviously, although it has the enormously talented Ines Efron, who has worked with the likes of Lucia Puenzo, Lucrecia Martel, and Daniel Burman, among others, at the center of the action. The best excuse for watching this movie is because of her work. Unfortunately, Fabian Vena, who plays the second Nico doesn't have any chemistry with Ms. Efron. The great Ricardo Darin is seen in a cameo role as Soledad's father.
Soledad owns a small boutique with two male friends. Surprisingly, the store is called "The Hope", something that our heroine seems to be lacking. This neurotic woman is a pain, but somehow, she is never boring. Soledad is a walking disaster. That only lasts until she meets a young architect, Nicolas, or Nico, as she ends calling him. Even though Soledad likes him, she is never completely comfortable in their relationship.
To make matters worse, any little thing sends Soledad to see a doctor. Her malady seems, for most part, to be only in her mind. Soledad is always talking on the phone, yet, when she hears it ringing, she never picks up. Part of the problem with Soledad appears to have been the product of divorced parents. Her father is mostly absent from her life. Her mother enlists her to accompany to a plastic surgeon's clinic to get breast implants. When Soledad is invited to Nico's new house, she is happy for him, specially since she has discovered a nice hospital nearby!
"Amorosa Soledad" is a different kind of movie. Conceived by Victoria Galardi, who wrote the script, she co-directed the film with Martin Carranza. The film is not for everyone, obviously, although it has the enormously talented Ines Efron, who has worked with the likes of Lucia Puenzo, Lucrecia Martel, and Daniel Burman, among others, at the center of the action. The best excuse for watching this movie is because of her work. Unfortunately, Fabian Vena, who plays the second Nico doesn't have any chemistry with Ms. Efron. The great Ricardo Darin is seen in a cameo role as Soledad's father.
