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Synopsis
The eagerly awaited 17th feature by one of the world's leading directors, Pedro Almodóvar (Volver, Talk to Her), is a lavish melodrama tinged with humor, showcasing the spectacular talents of Penélope Cruz. The story is told in flashback by Harry Caine (Lluís Homar, Bad Education), a blind screenwriter, who reveals that before an auto accident took his sight and the life of his love, he was the famous director Mateo Blanc. He had fallen in love with his leading lady, Lena (Cruz), who had made movie star when the ruthless industrialist Ernesto Martel (José Luis Gómez) became her lover and patron. The film Mateo is making with Lena (for which the jealous Martel insists on being producer) is a kinky comedy called Girls and Suitcases, reminiscent of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. As Mateo and Lena try to get away together for a romantic tryst, Martel's gay son is constantly following and videotaping them for a "making of" feature—which Martel uses for surveillance (even getting a lip reader to decode the lovers' conversations).
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Film Information
- Genre: Drama | Romance | Suspense/Thriller/
- Director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Written By: Pedro Almodóvar
- Starring: Penelope Cruz, Lluis Homar, Blanca Portilla, Rossy de Palma, Kiti Manver, Chus Lampreave, Lola Duenas, and Angela Molina
- Running Time: 127 minutes, approx.
- MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and some drug material
- Language: Spanish | English
- http://www.sonyclassics.com/brokenembraces/
Reviews
"A voluptuary of a film, drunk on primary colors, caressing Penelope Cruz, using the devices of a Hitchcock to distract us with surfaces while the sinister uncoils beneath. As it ravished me, I longed for a freeze frame to allow me to savor a shot."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"In Almodóvar and Cruz we have a real collaboration of artist and inspiration that only seems to improve and deepen over time."
- Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian
"This movie is utterly irresistible."
- David Edelstein, New York Magazine
"This really is Cruz's movie: Almodóvar is her North Star -- following his lead, she's always found her surest and most graceful footing as an actress."
- Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
"Cruz exudes a sensual aura of mystery that holds you spellbound. And Almodóvar, a true poet of cinema, creates images -- horrifying and healing -- that live inside your head like a waking dream. You want to miss a movie like that? I didn’t think so."
- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Showtimes
- Friday, January 29th
6:30 pm - Saturday, January 30th
3:45 pm, 6:30 pm, 9:15 pm - Sunday, January 31st
3:45 pm, 6:30 pm - Monday, February 1st
6:30 pm, 9:15 pm - Tuesday, February 2nd
6:30 pm, 9:15 pm - Wednesday, February 3rd
6:30 pm, 9:15 pm - Thursday, February 4th
6:30 pm, 9:15 pm - Friday, February 5th
9:15 pm - Saturday, February 6th
1:45 pm, 6:45 pm - Sunday, February 7th
4:15 pm - Monday, February 8th
3:45 pm, 6:45 pm - Tuesday, February 9th
6:45 pm - Wednesday, February 10th
9:15 pm - Thursday, February 11th
9:15 pm