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In the timeless city of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion, and the inevitability of their past and their destiny. This is Netflix’s most expensive project in Latin America to date, with Colombian groups and indigenous communities producing the props and sets for the series. Adapting One Hundred Years of Solitude into a film seems like an extremely difficult task for two main reasons. This novel belongs to a specific literary movement pioneered by South American writers, especially Gabriel García Márquez, where the story is told by mixing reality and fantasy. Sometimes this fusion is so intense that separating the two seems impossible. Naturally, translating such scenes into cinema risks appearing absurd and not achieving a satisfactory cinematic form. However, watching the first episode of the One Hundred Years of Solitude series revealed that the creators managed to convey this magical and surreal feeling to the audience without it looking ridiculous. The second reason is the inherent complexity of the novel. One Hundred Years of Solitude is a difficult read due to the repeated use of the same names for different characters, as well as the nonlinear narrative and frequent disruptions to the timeline. These elements can wear the reader out. Fortunately, such problems are absent in the series, successfully transforming the nonlinear story into a linear one, allowing it to create a strong connection with the audience. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month. Check out our December calendar for more!
