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In the eternal city of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion, and the inescapability 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 great peaks of Spanish-language literature. 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 seemingly insurmountable problem of adapting the novel was its length. Compressing a hundred years of family and national history was an impossible task. After almost 60 years since its publication, the novel 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 narration is necessary to let García Márquez’s wonderful prose emerge from time to time. The plot evolves smoothly with richness and depth. I love it and was a little skeptical that GGM’s magical world could be translated to the screen. Wall, so far is a success in my book. “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is one of the biggest TV and streaming releases this month. Check out our December calendar for more!
