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SXSW Film Review: Corina (Urzula Barba Hopfner, 2024)

Posted on
29 Mar 2025
by
Paul

I’m sure there are many of us who at times feel some reluctance to step outside of our comfort zones. Some, more so than others. In Corina’s case, her reluctance to step outside of her comfort zone is considerably high, leading to her literally counting each step she makes every time she leaves the house.

Beginning with a voice over narration filling in the audience on its protagonist’s past, Corina starts off with a bit of a fairy tale vibe to set the mood. The film tells the story of a young woman whose aversion to going outside has resulted in her only stepping out to go to her job at a publishing house, which conveniently is only about a block away from her home. This all changes of course (otherwise there wouldn’t be much of a story) once a work emergency of her own doing forces Corina to go on a long road trip to find reclusive writer and to try and solve the problem that she caused.

In Corina, director Urzula Barba Hopfner has crafted a rather sweet and quirky film. Though the writer character (played by Mariana Giménez) later rails against the notion of stories with happy endings, the film does offer up a worldview that’s full of plenty of hope. And while the ending of the film ultimately seems a tad too quickly wrapped up, it does still satisfy, thanks in large part to Naian González Norvind’s charming performance in the lead role.

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