44/35
In the timeless town of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion and the inescapability of their past and their fate communities constructing props and sets for the series in Spanish language. Its style is unparalleled and its scope is beyond imagination. Its characters are so well portrayed that any screenwriter would have no problem writing them for the screen. But the apparently insurmountable problem with adapting the novel was its duration. To compress one hundred years of family and national history was an impossible task. After almost 60 years since its publication the novel has found a cinematographic home in Netflix. Only streaming can do it justice, and the first 2 episodes are really promising. Great photography, art direction and respect to the characters. The voice over is necessary to let the wonderful prose of Garcia Marquez emerge from time to time. The plot evolves smoothly with richness and depth. I love it, and I was a bit skeptical that GGM's magical world could be translated to the screen. Well, so far it's a success in my book.. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month. Check out our December calendar for more!