This colorful hit put director Pedro Almodovar on the international map and cemented the reputation of its star, Carmen Maura. The film is a peppy little soap bubble as TV actress Pepa (Maura) wakes up to find a note from her lover, Ivan (Fernando Guillen), informing her he is leaving. Desperate to tell him some important .. Read more
| Starring | Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Maria Barranco |
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| Director | Pedro Almodovar |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
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This colorful hit put director Pedro Almodovar on the international map and cemented the reputation of its star, Carmen Maura. The film is a peppy little soap bubble as TV actress Pepa (Maura) wakes up to find a note from her lover, Ivan (Fernando Guillen), informing her he is leaving. Desperate to tell him some important information, Pepa almost kills herself with sleeping pills, burns her bed, and spends most of the movie trying to track him down. Her adventures put her in contact with Ivan's insane ex-wife (Julieta Serrano), his handsome son (Antonio Banderas), and the son's fiancee (Rossy de Palma). They all descend on her penthouse apartment in a deliriously comic extended scene, complicated by a pitcher full of narcotic gazpacho and her friend Candela (Maria Barranco), a ditzy beauty wanted by the police for associating with Shiite terrorists. Through it all, the indefatigable Pepa fights gallantly against her crushing heartbreak. As a testament to the resilient beauty of women, this free-spirited film rings true and is a treasure. Also appearing are Chus Lampreave, Kiti Manver, Yayo Calvo, and Guillermo Montesinos as the hilarious driver of the Mambo Taxi.
| Starring | Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Maria Barranco, Fernando Guillen |
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| Director | Pedro Almodovar |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Spanish |
| Dubbed | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1985 To Rent: DVD: 01 Dec 2003 |
To attempt a synopsis of this extravagantly stylish farce would be daft and forgettable: suffice it to say that a lot... read more on Time Out
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Fun movie
Fun movie, but maybe not Almodovar's best. (See "Talk To Her" or "All About My Mother" for the director at the top of his form.)
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Utterly tedious kitsch
Mention the name 'Pedro Almodovar' to many British film-goers and the name causes something of a swoon. He has produced a few entertaining films. '... read more »
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Sadly, not exactly what I expected
I read a lot of great reviews about this movie and, as an Almodovar's fan, I was looking forward to see it. It is funny (fun to see a very young and geeky ... read more »
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Verging on the...
What can I say....I loved it.
Incredibly well written with efortless perfromances from the cast, this is classic Almodovar.
Iconic Carmen ... read more »
Why do middle names sound so much grander in Spanish? Joe Anthony Bands doesn’t sound like a movie star to me, but Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas? You can see where he gets that Puss in Boots swagger. Born in Malaga just over 51 years ago, Banderas was brought up in a conservative household. His father was in Franco’s Civil Guard, his mother was a schoolteacher. Both were practicing Catholics. Antonio rebelled and joined a theatre company as a teenager (apparently he was inspired... Read more
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