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Tuesday, 30 January 2007 |
| Director: Pedro Almodovar 121 mins Spain 2006 15 |
| Starring: Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura |
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The Cannes jury awarded the Best Actress Award for 2006 to the entire female cast of this funny and moving tale of a group of Spanish women that the director himself has described as a cross between 'Arsenic and Old Lace' and 'Mildred Pierce'. Raimunda lives in
Madrid
with her daughter and drunken husband. When her daughter kills her step-father, Raimunda finds herself covering up for her husband's murder. Her parents died in a tragic fire years previously but her mother returns as a ghost to take care of unfinished business. 'Volver' means 'coming back' and this is a film about the return of the dead, the re-emergence of long-buried secrets, custom and superstition as well as about the complicated relationships within a group of women related by love, blood or duty.
A witty and colourful gem from the director of 'All About My Mother'.
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| "No other director has as much swoon factor as Almodóvar: the sensual texture of his movie-making is unique. Volver could have gone on for another hour or two: there seemed so much more to say. It is another resounding success for a director who just gets better and better." Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian |
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