31/44
In the timeless town of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family grapple with love, oblivion, and the inevitability of their past and destiny. This is Netflix’s most expensive Latin American project to date, with Colombian groups and indigenous communities building props and sets for the series. 100 Years of Solitude is one of the greatest masterpieces of Spanish-language literature. Its style is unmatched and its scope is beyond imagination. The characters are so well-drawn that any screenwriter would have no problem writing them for the screen. However, the seemingly insurmountable problem with adapting the novel was its length. Condensing a hundred years of family and national history was an impossible task. Nearly 60 years after its publication, the novel has found a cinematic home on Netflix. Only streaming can do it justice, and the first two episodes are truly promising. Great photography, art direction, and respect for the characters. The voiceover is needed to occasionally bring out García Márquez’s beautiful prose. The plot unfolds fluidly with fullness and depth. I love it and was a little skeptical about the possibility of translating the magical world of GGM to the screen. Wall, in my opinion has been a success so far. “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month. Check out our December calendar for more!
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