Synopsis
In the timeless town of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate between love, oblivion and the inescapable nature of their past... and their destiny.
Discussion
This round table discussion explores one of the most compelling themes in the ongoing dialogue between cinema and literature: the adaptation of complex literary works to the screen, and the cultural and political challenges underlying the narrative.
The miniseries, adapted from the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, has attracted millions of viewers around the world and rekindled interest in García Márquez’s work. This event reflects on how the novel’s layered historical and sociopolitical narratives are reimagined and reframed for contemporary global audiences. Argentine director Alex García López shares his experience of this creative journey.
This event is an initiative by Los conjurados - Association suisse. It will be held in English and Spanish.
Speakers:
- Alex García López, Director of the Cien Años de Soledad Netflix series
- Maria Liliana SOLER-GOMEZ LUTZELSCHWAB, Director of the CAS-DAS in Gender and Development, Lecturer at IHEID
- Yanina WELP, Research Fellow, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
- Catarina von Wedemeyer, Lecturer and Researcher in Latin American Literature, University of Geneva (UNIGE)
