Solas (Alone)

Solas (Alone) (1998)

  • 90% of critics liked it
    (20 reviews)

  • 86% of users liked it
    (802 ratings)

Maria (Ana Fernandez), whose parents live in the country, cannot stand her father's authoritarian ways and moves to the city. She finds a job as a cleaner and tries to survive in a wretched apartment in the shabby part of a big city. She is pregnant, and the fact that her boyfriend has abandoned… More

R,
Directed By
Written By
Benito Zambrano
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Sep 8, 2000 Wide
Samuel Goldwyn

Critic Reviews

  • John A. Nesbit, Old School Reviews

    accurately illustrates the closely-knit bonds between mothers and daughters in dysfunctional situations

  • Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope

    A powerful film in its depiction of love, loneliness, despair and redemption.

  • David Bezanson, Filmcritic.com

    Though not much fun to watch, Solas is an effective and believable portrayal of individuals struggling against the endemic poverty of Spain.

  • Harry Guerin, RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

    A wonderful film and one that shows just how much growing up US cinema has left to do.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    Nice movie. I have to say, I found this very touching for most of the film. The ending, however, just seemed sudden...one of those that just makes it feel like they ran out of time, or ideas. What a shame...

  • familiar s


    Nice little movie about relationships. It depicts how an old woman from the village fits herself for her short stay in the city at her daughter's house, the bond she develops with her daughter's neighbor in the process, & how her daughter deals with her frustrated life.… More

  • Daisy M


    Solas was a beautiful movie showing some mixed affairs between these dysfunctional families.It started very slow in the beginning but progressed very moving and touching as the characters started to develop.Solas showed a lot of emotions through the power of the well acted… More

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