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Volver
2006
Following the passing away of their mother in a fire, Raimunda (Penelope Cruz, VANILLA SKY) and Sole (Lola Duenas, TALK TO HER), leave their home town of La Mancha to live in Madrid. Raimunda lives with her daughter and unsupportive husband, taking on menial jobs, while Sole works in secret as a hairdresser. The only member of .. Read more
| Starring | Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portilla |
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| Director | Pedro Almodovar |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Drama, World Cinema |
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Volver
Following the passing away of their mother in a fire, Raimunda (Penelope Cruz, VANILLA SKY) and Sole (Lola Duenas, TALK TO HER), leave their home town of La Mancha to live in Madrid. Raimunda lives with her daughter and unsupportive husband, taking on menial jobs, while Sole works in secret as a hairdresser. The only member of their family to remain in La Mancha is their Aunt Paula, who speaks of their deceased mum as if she were alive. The sisters also visit their friend Augustina, who remains devastated by the death of the mother. When Paula dies, the situation changes and the sisters find themselves communicating with their apparently deceased mother. Pedro Almodovar directs this mysterious and suspenseful film with panache and Penelope Cruz--with the enhancement of a prosthetic backside--shines in a sparkling performance.
| Starring | Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portilla |
|---|---|
| Director | Pedro Almodovar |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Spanish, English Audio Description |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Feb 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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The return
After two rather serious, male-orientated films (Talk To Her and Bad Education), it’s great to see Pedro Almodóvar back on familiar ground with this female ensemble piece. It’s a film with quite a few twists, so it would be unfair to give away the plot – suffice it to say that it revolves around Penélope Cruz’s relationship with her sister, difficult daughter, recently-deceased mother, and terminally-ill neighbour. Cruz, returning to her native language after some dire Hollywood movies, gives a superb performance. She manages to make a difficult, often unsympathetic character likeable. Almodóvar is also reunited with Carmen Maura, his muse from the 1980s, after a very public falling out following trouble on the set of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. She isn’t in that many scenes, but her presence really grounds the whole film. In fact, the entire cast is great – there are five great parts for actresses, more than in a year’s worth of Hollywood films. Overall then, this is funny, colourful and entertaining.
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Full Value Almodovar
Almodovar doesn't disappoint with this one - it could be so easy to get this storyline of superstitions and ghosts wrong, to make it thin, twee or crass, but no fear of that here! He packs this story with substance and depth. Cruz is superb (and stunning) in making you warm to an unsympathetic character. A feast for the eyes, as usual, and plenty for the mind to play with. And the stark, windy La Mancha scenes are a long way from our stereotype of Spain.
The DVD extra, with Cruz and Almodovar discussing the film as it progresses, is fascinating. -
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Cruz picks up useless skills for movie roles
- 18 Nov 2009
Penelope Cruz is often amused by the useless skills she has picked up while rehearsing for film roles - she can gallop on a camel and chop vegetables really quickly. The actress always puts everything into movie characters, so she looks the part on screen - and she goes to great lengths to make sure film fans believe her performances. She took cooking lessons for Woman On Top and Volver - but admits she's not exactly the best chef. She tells WENN, "I can cook a little bit. I can cook a few... Read more
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