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In the eternal city of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family experience love, oblivion, and the inevitability of their past and destiny. This is Netflix’s most expensive project in Latin America to date, with the participation of Colombian groups and indigenous communities who create the series’ props and scenery. Adapting One Hundred Years of Solitude for cinema seems an incredibly difficult task for two main reasons. First, this novel belongs to a specific literary movement pioneered by South American writers, especially Gabriel García Márquez, where the story is told by fusing reality and fantasy. Sometimes this fusion is so intense that it seems impossible to separate the two. Naturally, when turning such scenes into cinema, there is a risk that they will seem absurd and will not achieve a satisfactory cinematic form. However, after watching the first episode of the series “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, it became clear that the creators managed to convey this magical and surreal feeling to the audience, but it will not seem funny. The second reason is the inherent complexity of the novel. One Hundred Years of Solitude is difficult to read, because the same words are constantly used for different characters, as well as the nonlinear narrative and frequent disruptions in the timeline. These elements can tire the reader. Fortunately, the series does not have such problems, which has successfully transformed the nonlinear narrative 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. More information can be found in our December calendar!