Peccadillo Pictures has announced the August Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand release of Nathalie Álavarez Mesén’s mystical, intimate, and richly atmospheric film, Clara Sola, which tells the story of Clara, an introverted woman believed to possess divine healing powers. But a powerful and unexpected sexual awakening tear the delicate order of her life apart, setting Clara on a tumultuous path to emancipation from the religious strictures dominating her life.

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén is a Costa Rican-Swedish screenwriter/director. She started her career in physical theater in Costa Rica before pursuing her B.F.A. degree in Mime Acting at the Stockholm University of the Arts in Sweden. Nathalie later graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate Film Program in NYC with an M.F.A. in Film Directing/Screenwriting.

 An alumna of the Berlinale Talents, TIFF Filmmaker Lab and NYFF Artist Academy, Nathalie’s shorts have screened at film festivals all over the world. Her short, Filip, won Best Film Under 15 Minutes at the 2016 Palm Springs Shortfest, and Asunder, screened at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival. She also co-wrote Entre Tú y Milagros, winner of the Orizzonti Award for Best Short in the Venice Film Festival 2020. Currently, Nathalie is developing her second feature, The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands, in the Torino ScriptLab 2021.

Described by Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian as “An outstanding first feature… Superbly filmed and composed,” Clara Sola will be released on UK Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand – via Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play, BFI Player & Peccadillo On Demand – by Peccadillo Pictures as a Peccadillo Panorama release on 7 August 2023.

BLU-RAY and DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Limited edition fold-out A3 poster featuring exclusive artwork by Andrew Bannister
• Interview with writer/director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
• 2 short films by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén: Asunder & Molt
• Theatrical trailer