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Volver Reviews

2006

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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	Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo
Director	Pedro Almodovar
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Drama, World Cinema

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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... read more »
  
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  - Stephen Simpson
  - Croydon, England
  - 12 Aug 2006 at 22:50
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  Gorgeous and fueled by food
  
  A beautiful and charming film that is full of colour, food and humanity. It revolves around three females - two sisters and one of their daughters - and their ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Jan 2012 at 11:39
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  Cried and laughed...
  
  An enjoyable and heart warming watch. A masterful blend of comedy and tragedy acted by a brilliant cast. Highly recommended.
  
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  - 03 Oct 2011 at 14:16
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  A must see film.
  
  A fabulous film which I thoroughly enjoyed. I found the characters portrayed in this film absolutely terrific and all the actors put in a very good performance... read more »
  
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  - 02 Oct 2011 at 15:09
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  To Return
  
  A lovely film, about redemption, going back to your routes, and modern life.
  
  Plenty of ups and downs, and no perfect characters.
  
  You won&#... read more »
  
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  - 11 Aug 2011 at 10:01
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  Dark but funny
  
  Amazing film, very emotional and it was very interesting to listen to the commentary and learn about the culture of La Mancha.
  
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  - 05 Jun 2011 at 21:45
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  worth reading the subtitles for
  
  It takes a lot to get me to watch a subtitled film as it requires a lot of concentration - but this film is well worth it.
  
  The picture is beautiful ... read more »
  
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- - stuartm9999
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  - Belfast
  - 16 Apr 2011 at 13:48
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  Original and quirky
  
  If you like unusual films, with a totally different theme / line, then this is a good film. For us, because it was in spanish and a bit quirky, it was great for... read more »
  
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  - Gatwick
  - 02 Apr 2011 at 21:15
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  Winning combo
  
  Penelope Cruz works with Pedro Almodovar again in this sensitive tale of women's struggles set against a Spanish landscape with its characters and beliefs.<... read more »
  
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  - sophsweet
  - 17 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Mar 2011 at 14:09
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  Wonderful film
  
  I really loved this film. I had to watch it in two sittings but despite this I was totally drawn in. It is a wonderful film about the female members of a family... read more »
  
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  - Liverpool
  - 14 Mar 2011 at 19:58
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  Brilliant acting... wonderful film
  
  I loved this film from start to finish. Cruz is amazing, as is the rest of the cast - whose acting just pulls you into the film effortlessly. It's warm, ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Feb 2011 at 17:58
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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... read more »
  
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  - Stephen Simpson
  - Croydon, England
  - 12 Aug 2006 at 22:50
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  Not quite right
  
  There's nothing particularly bad about this movie: it's ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Julian
  - Falmouth, Cornwall, England
  - 29 Oct 2006 at 13:58
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  Two balls bad, two breasts good
  
  The Spanish woman is wonderful. Through resilience and solidarity she copes with anything and everything. The Spanish woman is birth, life and death. Men are... read more »
  
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  - Romsey
  - 07 Mar 2007 at 11:00
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  I didn't know what to expect, but this was great!
  
  I haven't really seen that much of Pedro Almodóvar's work, so i went to see this film with no particular expectations ( just the rapturous ... read more »
  
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- - Claire
  - Harlesden (up and coming), London
  - 13 Oct 2006 at 12:08
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  Disappointed
  
  I didn't realise that this had sub-titles. we watched a few minutes and then gave up. It had good reviews and we were looking forward to it.
  
  Be ... read more »
  
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  - Peterborough
  - 26 Aug 2008 at 14:14
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  Boring
  
  A movie where nothing happens... now that IS an original idea.
  
  Despite the presence of some great acting, there is no story to carry this movie on... read more »
  
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- - Shaun
  - England
  - 17 Oct 2007 at 11:33
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  subtitles
  
  didn't realise there were subtitles but didn't stop me watching
  
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  - Slough
  - 21 Nov 2007 at 21:25
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  The best movie of Almodóvar
  
  I hope 'Volver' wins the Oscar to the best foreign movie. It is a wonderful and beautiful movie. You can feel Carmen Maura's presence all the time ... read more »
  
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- - molus
  - London
  - 03 Oct 2006 at 20:17
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  Superb stuff
  
  Best Spanish-speaking film I've seen since Y Tu Mama Tambien. A joy of a Movie that flowed along at a fast but gentle pace, and very funny in a macabre down... read more »
  
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- - Steve Long
  - Ayrshire, Scotland
  - 27 Feb 2007 at 23:15
- - 8
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  Subtitles completely useless
  
  Only 20% to 25% of words spoken are translated. This is useless and makes the film unwatchable. We stopped the film after 10 minutes. We reported the problem ... read more »
  
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  - Herefordshire
  - 01 Jul 2008 at 13:56

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  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 ...