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Talk to Her (2002)
"Hable con ella" (original title)

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Two men share an odd friendship while they care for their girlfriends who are both in deep comas.

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Pina Bausch ...
Bailarina 'Café Müller'
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Singer at party - "Cucurrucucú Paloma"
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Doctor Vega
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Matilde
Adolfo Fernández ...
Niño de Valencia
Ana Fernández ...
Hermana de Lydia
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Storyline

After a chance encounter at a theater, two men, Benigno and Marco, meet at a private clinic where Benigno works. Lydia, Marco's girlfriend and a bullfighter by profession, has been gored and is in a coma. It so happens that Benigno is looking after another woman in a coma, Alicia, a young ballet student. The lives of the four characters will flow in all directions, past, present and future, dragging all of them towards an unsuspected destiny. Written by Anonymous

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coma | nurse | friendship | ballet | hospital | See more »

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated R for nudity, sexual content and some language | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

15 March 2002 (Spain)  »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$104,396 (USA) (22 November 2002)

Gross:

$9,284,265 (USA) (13 June 2003)
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Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes:  frequent Pedro Almodóvar actors appear briefly when Caetano Veloso is singing. See more »

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Marco Zuluaga: Love is the saddest thing when it goes away, as a song by Jobim goes.
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The end credits contain the following text: "El 7 de agosto, durante el rodaje de esta película nació Pablo hijo de Cova y de Juan y niño de todos.". This translates to: "On August 7th, while shooting this movie, Pablo, son of Cova and Juan and child of all of us, was born." See more »

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Stunning, both visually and semantically
30 December 2003 | by See all my reviews

On watching "Talk To Her", one of the first things you will notice is the beauty of film-work involved. The colours are rich and saturated, the image is crisp and the camera work is superb. Smooth panning shots and steady zooms guide you safely though s slightly fractured narrative, cutting between the past, present and future on occasions.

This discontinuity, however, isn't confusing to the viewer and is, in fact, far from it. The cast act and speak so clearly that it is a perfect introduction to anyone new to foreign language film and, aside from the minor plot-line of bullfighting, there aren't an abundance of Spanish cultural references.

This film, essentially, is a complex story laid out in an extremely simple form. It is not a film you will forget and, no doubt, will think about a lot after watching it. Also, unlike a lot of critically acclaimed films, you will not be cogitating over the events that took place in the film, you will be asking yourself how they apply to your life and relationships with others. Despite "Talk To Her"'s tragic story, it is an incredibly fun film to watch and discuss with others and a film I am extremely glad I added to my collection, having heard little about it at the time I bought it. 9/10


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