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5 March 1987 (Argentina)
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Plot:
A film makers sexual disorientation jepordizes his latest project. full summary | add synopsis
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9 wins
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3 nominations
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(4 articles)
Breaking Down Pedro Almodóvar
(From IFC. 19 November 2009, 9:08 AM, PST)
Tiff ‘09: Broken Embraces
(From SoundOnSight. 24 September 2009, 8:25 PM, PDT)
(From IFC. 19 November 2009, 9:08 AM, PST)
Tiff ‘09: Broken Embraces
(From SoundOnSight. 24 September 2009, 8:25 PM, PDT)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Eusebio Poncela | ... | Pablo Quintero | |
| Carmen Maura | ... | Tina Quintero | |
| Antonio Banderas | ... | Antonio Benítez | |
| Miguel Molina | ... | Juan Bermúdez | |
| Fernando Guillén | ... | Inspector de policía | |
| Manuela Velasco | ... | Ada, niña | |
| Nacho Martínez | ... | Doctor Martín | |
| Bibiana Fernández | ... | Ada - madre (as Bibí Andersen) | |
| Helga Liné | ... | Madre de Antonio | |
| Germán Cobos | ... | El Cura | |
| Fernando Guillén Cuervo | ... | Policía, chico | |
| Marta Fernández Muro | ... | Una Groupi | |
| Lupe Barrado | ... | Enfermera | |
| Alfonso Vallejo | ... | Sargento | |
| Maruchi León | ... | Hermana de Juan |
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Law of Desire (USA)
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102 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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USA:NC-17 |
Iceland:16 |
Italy:VM18 |
Brazil:16 |
Portugal:M/18 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:R |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Hong Kong:III |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
West Germany:18 (f)
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In the scene where Tina (Carmen Maura) washes dishes in Pablo's (Eusebio Poncela) kitchen, she wears an apron that has the logo for "¿Que He Hecho Yo Para Merecer Esto!!" The logo is the same one as the one used for the Spanish posters for that film.
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Tango
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One of director Almodovars early films--and one of his best. A gay writer is basically stalked by a psychopath. The films manages to weave together comedy, drama and tragedy and make them all work! Also it manages to work in fairly explicit gay sex scenes and male nudity without it being exploitative--it just fits the storyline and characters. The movie takes a serious misstep about halfway through, throwing in a murder, but manages to regain its footing. The acting is pretty good--not great. Antonio Banderas is so-so as the psycho. I give him credit for engaging in gay sex scenes with no hesitation (I'd love to know what he thinks about this movie now!). The best thing about the movie is the direction--even when the story bogs down in spots, there's always something to look at on screen. Almodovar knows how to make films look beautiful and he, somehow, manages to have the settings fit the tone of the scene. How many directors can you say that about. An excellent film--well worth seeing. But if you're offended by explicit gay subject matter, stay away.