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La sonata del silencio

  • TV Series
  • 20162016
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
137
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36,279
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Lucía Jiménez, Eduardo Noriega, Marta Etura, Daniel Grao, Fran Perea, Claudia Traisac, Joel Bosqued, and Agnès Llobet in La sonata del silencio (2016)
Drama
Madrid, end of the 40s. Marta has a promising future when she met Antonio, but a misunderstood loyalty with Rafael, will disrupt their lives. When Antonio falls ill, Marta is forced to put h... Read allMadrid, end of the 40s. Marta has a promising future when she met Antonio, but a misunderstood loyalty with Rafael, will disrupt their lives. When Antonio falls ill, Marta is forced to put herself to work, exposing herself to Rafael's jealousy, the murmuring of the neighborhood a... Read allMadrid, end of the 40s. Marta has a promising future when she met Antonio, but a misunderstood loyalty with Rafael, will disrupt their lives. When Antonio falls ill, Marta is forced to put herself to work, exposing herself to Rafael's jealousy, the murmuring of the neighborhood and the indignation of a humiliated husband.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
137
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
36,279
13,625
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    • Stars
      • Marta Etura
      • Eduardo Noriega
      • Daniel Grao
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      • Marta Etura
      • Eduardo Noriega
      • Daniel Grao
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    La sonata del silencio (2016)
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    Marta Etura and Daniel Grao in La sonata del silencio (2016)
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    Patxi Freytez, Lucía Jiménez, Eduardo Noriega, Gracia Olayo, Fernando Soto, Charo Zapardiel, Marta Etura, and Fran Perea in La sonata del silencio (2016)
    Lucía Jiménez, Eduardo Noriega, and Marta Etura in La sonata del silencio (2016)
    Eduardo Noriega and Carolina Yuste in La sonata del silencio (2016)
    Eduardo Noriega, Gracia Olayo, Marta Etura, and Javier Godino in La sonata del silencio (2016)
    Daniel Grao in La sonata del silencio (2016)
    Daniel Grao in La sonata del silencio (2016)
    Fran Perea in La sonata del silencio (2016)

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    Marta Etura
    Marta Etura
    • Marta
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Eduardo Noriega
    Eduardo Noriega
    • Rafael
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Daniel Grao
    Daniel Grao
    • Antonio
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Lucía Jiménez
    Lucía Jiménez
    • Virtudes
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Fran Perea
    • Mauricio
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Claudia Traisac
    Claudia Traisac
    • Elena
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Joel Bosqued
    Joel Bosqued
    • Basilio
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Chani Martín
    Chani Martín
    • Eutimio
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Clara de Ramon
    • Julita
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Agnès Llobet
    • Virtuditas
    9 episodes9 eps • 2016
    Fernando Soto
    Fernando Soto
    • Próculo
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Jaume García Arija
    Jaume García Arija
    • Doctor Torres
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Ben Temple
    Ben Temple
    • Kaiser
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Dani Luque
    • Dionisio
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Nicolás Coronado
    • Hanno
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Myr Garrido
    • Chica Kaiser
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Giuseppe Zeno
    • Flavio Tassoni
    7 episodes7 eps • 2016
    Javier Godino
    Javier Godino
    • Camilo
    7 episodes7 eps • 2016
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    8/10
    A quality, but not a feel-good, drama
    "La sonata del silencio" is the story of two intertwined families in post-WWII Spain. Both families live in the same building, but as we eventually find out, they are much more than mere neighbors. The wealthy Figueroas live on the prime first floor whereas the once well-to-do but now struggling Montejanos live on the top floor (because the building has no elevator, the lower the floor, the more desirable the dwelling).

    Antonio Montejano used to be a doctor, but for reasons that are revealed later, now works in a position that appears to be what we would nowadays call a paralegal. His very well-educated wife Marta takes a job as an assistant to make ends meet. Because Antonio suffers from tuberculosis and consequently misses a lot of work, the family's finances are crumbling. To give their daughter Elena a better life, Antonio marries her off to their very wealthy bachelor neighbor Mauricio, even though Elena has no feelings for him and of course is in love with someone else, a young (and broke) musician.

    Antonio starts taking morphine for pain and quickly becomes addicted, and the cost of his morphine addiction exacerbates the family's already dire financial situation. To make matters even worse, the addiction makes him an unbearable person to live with. Both Marta and Elena are desperate to escape their marriages, something that can still be quite difficult today, all the more so in 1940s Spain.

    The feel of the series is dark and often depressing. The two women's struggle with feeling trapped in impossible situations at times overwhelms. As I warned in the summary line, this is no feel-good drama. But it is very well-done. The acting and script are both first rate, and the series captures the post-WWII era with great skill.

    Eventually, the reasons the lives of these two families are so tightly woven together are revealed. While the series gets so depressing at times that it starts to feel heavy and slow, the pace picks up considerably toward the end when plot twists and surprises come one after another. Given all the problems that the characters suffer through, you know it's impossible for all of them to find a happy ending, but take heart in knowing that at least some of them do.

    If you're looking for something to make you feel good, "La sonata del silencio" isn't the ticket. But it is a quality drama that I think is definitely worth watching.
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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2016 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Production companies
      • José Frade Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.
      • Televisión Española (TVE)
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      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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