An interesting case study in the relationships between women, both the biological kind and the transsexual kind. Almodovar's rich use of colour is gorgeous and reminiscent of an early 60s movie. Victoria Abril and Marisa Paredes are both wonderfully manipulative, cold, and vulner...( read more)
Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes, Miguel Bosé
A girl's mother returns after 15 years to find her daughter has married one of her (the mother's) old boyfriends. They try to mend their broken mother/daughter relationship and deal with their common ...( read more
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September 14, 2006
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October 27, 2009
ohhh... no comment, incredible passionate crime story, with ironic, with passion, with desires, with love, with pain... & with great songs
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October 22, 2009
Rule of thumb for mothers: Don't screw your daughter's lover. That tends to make Thanksgiving/Christmas a WEE bit awkward.
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September 17, 2009
A very excentric drama by Spanish master Pedro Almodovar. Spellbinding female performances by both Marisa Paredes and (especially) Victoria Abril. It was good overall; a little bit dramatic and over-the-top, but OK. Perhaps the second best choice to begin with Almodovar.
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February 8, 2009
Un travesti muy sensual, un crimen, la historia de madre e hija, que buena peli
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February 1, 2009
los enredos de las relaciones almodovarianas son geniales y Miguel esta mas que bien
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February 13, 2008
no se pueden perder la actuacion de miguel bosč cantando... excelente!
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