"A huge piece of work. Unforgettable, beautiful and full of pain which will fascinate all those who see films as a mirror of life."

David Bernal

ON MADRID

*****
"The script, the character descriptions, the possibilities of filmic space, the narrative time, the mis-en-scene and the direction, are all exhilarating."

Fernando Méndez-Leite

GUÍA DEL OCIO

"La Soledad from Jaime Rosales is one of the best films I have seen in many years, regardless of its origin. I think, without being conservative, this is one of the films of the millennium and for Spanish cinema. A milestone. It easily stands up to The Spirit of the Beehive."

Manuel Hidalgo

EL MUNDO

****1/2
"A brave piece of work. Vital, with no misleading signs to challenge our cinematographic imagination. A fresh form of glossy visual promiscuity."

Lolo Ortega

CINEMANÍA

"The outstanding cast enriches this unusual film which can only be called a masterpiece."

Jordi Costa

EL PAÍS

"A film that has the capacity to x-ray the deficiencies of the soul through penetrating and austere scenes. Scenes both coherent as well as precise. A film of high calibre."

Carlos F. Heredero

CAHIERS DU CINEMA

****
"This is not an easy film but it is stimulating. It is not a movie to watch whilst eating popcorn, but it is a movie to digest ideas; visual, formal and human ideas."

Nuria Vidal

FOTOGRAMAS

"The wisdom of this director reminds us of Polanski, Rohmer or Loach."

Edmon Roch

GUIA DEL OCIO

"A film with multiple insights, which distils authenticity, emotion and human wisdom."

Alberto Bermejo

EL MUNDO

"It is obvious that the Ladies of Avignon by Pablo Picasso and La Soledad by Jaime Rosales, share a similar intellectual disposition. They deal with image and its form with the same reflexive effort and the same personal distance from the narration and its archetypes. (...) There are so many brilliant things in La Soledad, there is not enough time to list them all."

Juan Zapater

DIARIO DE NOTICIAS

"La Soledad is a piece of work far above the average Spanish film. It excites and entertains while avoiding the commonplace."

Lluis Bonet

LA VANGUARDIA

"A great movie."

Fernando Franco

DIARIO DE LEVANTE

"A fine lesson of ascetism."

Sergi Sánchez

LA RAZÓN

"I feel moved and I like this singular film (...) La Soledad prompts understanding and pity in me. Rosales has chosen a difficult path. He has style. He is neither an impostor with pretences nor a seller of unrealistic dreams."

Carlos Boyero