Broken Embraces
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- Synopsis
- A follow-up to Spanish enfant terrible Pedro Almodóvar's 2006 arthouse sensation Volver, Los Abrazos Rotos finds the filmmaker re-teaming with actress Penélope Cruz and working on a canvas much broader than those of his previous outings, in ......
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- Director(s)
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Distributor(s)
- Sony Classics
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 128 min.
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Broken Embraces welds Douglas Sirk melodrama to the most gracefully unsettling elements of Alfred Hitchcock, wrapping both in the stylish, hushed elegance that’s become Almodóvar’s trademark since his mid-’90s reinvention.Read the full review
Many of the characters go by two different names. So best advice for optimum viewing is, see Broken Embraces...twice.Read the full review
Broken Embraces leaves the viewer in a contradictory state, a mixture of devastation and euphoria, amusement and dismay that deserves its own clinical designation. Call it Almodóvaria, a syndrome from which some of us are more than happy to suffer.Read the full review
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REVIEW | “Broken” Record: Almodovar’s Latest Repeats His Greatest Hits
11/16/09 This review was originally published as part of indieWIRE's coverage of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. | indieWIRE -
“Broken” Record: Almodovar’s Latest Repeats His Greatest Hits
05/19/09 Pedro Almodovar offers nothing new in his latest feature, "Abrazos Rotos" ("Broken Embraces"), but that's probably enough for his devout followers. | indieWIRE -
Almodovar and Cruz ‘Vuelven’ con “Los Abrazos rotos”
05/12/09 Introducing SnagFilmsFAST our new " Festival-Approved Submissions Tool " making it easier for filmmakers to submit films for expedited review & distribution by SnagFilms. | indieWIRE -
Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)
03/17/09 Partly a film about films and partly a film about love, Pedro Almodovar's "Broken Embraces" can't quite decide where its allegiances lie. | Variety -
Penélope Cruz up again for an Oscar
01/22/09 Her chances might be better than for the Golden Globe , since Kate Winslet , who won that award last week in the same category, is not among the nominees. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Universal to co-fund Almodovar pic
05/01/08 Universal Pictures will co-finance Pedro Almodovar's next movie, "Los Abrazos Rotos" (Broken Embraces), with Focus Features Intl. handling foreign sales. | Variety