Volver (2006/I)

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Writer:

Pedro Almodóvar

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.

Plot Keywords:

Village | Return | Fire | Death | Neighbor

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 54 wins & 53 nominations

Cast

Penélope Cruz	...	Raimunda
Carmen Maura	...	Irene
Lola Dueñas	...	Sole
Blanca Portillo	...	Agustina
Yohana Cobo	...	Paula
Chus Lampreave	...	Tía Paula
Antonio de la Torre	...	Paco
Carlos Blanco	...	Emilio
María Isabel Díaz	...	Regina (as Mª Isabel Díaz)
Neus Sanz	...	Inés
Leandro Rivera	...	Auxiliar Producción
Pepa Aniorte	...	Vecina
Yolanda Ramos	...	Presentadora TV
Elvira Cuadrupani	...	Vecina
María Alfonsa Rosso	...	Vecina (as Alfonsa Rosso)
Fanny de Castro	...	Vecina
Eli Iranzo	...	Vecina
Carlos García Cambero	...	Carlos
Magdalena Brotto	...	Vecina (as Magdalena Broto)
Isabel Ayúcar	...	Vecina
Concha Galán	...	Vecina
Mari Franç Torres	...	Vecina
Natalia Roig	...	Vecina
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pilar Castro	...	Ayudante de la presentadora (scenes deleted)
Mila Espiga	...	Vecina
Agustín Almodóvar	...	Empleado ferretería (uncredited)
Luis Lattanzi	...	Hungry second camera assistant (uncredited)
Valeria Vereau	...	Make-up artist (uncredited)

Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pedro Almodóvar

Produced by
Agustín Almodóvar	....	executive producer
Esther García	....	producer
Toni Novella	....	line producer

Original Music by
Alberto Iglesias

Cinematography by
José Luis Alcaine

Film Editing by
José Salcedo

Casting by
Luis San Narciso

Production Design by
Salvador Parra

Set Decoration by
Mara Matey

Costume Design by
Bina Daigeler

Makeup Department
Jessica Aguirre	....	trainee hair stylist
Jessica Aguirre	....	trainee makeup artist
Ana Caballero	....	assistant makeup artist
Massimo Gattabrusi	....	key hair stylist
Esther Gázquez	....	assistant hair stylist
Ana Lozano	....	makeup supervisor
Mariló Osuna	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Federico Rozadillas	....	assistant unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rafael Carmona	....	first assistant director
Eva Sánchez	....	second assistant director
Mari Franç Torres	....	third assistant director
Elena Valverde	....	second assistant director
Bruno Velasco	....	trainee assistant director
Jacob Santana	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Alejandra Loiseau	....	construction manager

Sound Department
José Antonio Bermúdez	....	sound
Jaime Fernández-Cid Buscató	....	boom operator
Ruth Márquez	....	assistant boom operator
Jaume Puig	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Miguel Rejas	....	sound

Special Effects by
Carlos Ortega	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Juan Alonso	....	digital compositor
Aníbal del Busto	....	digital compositor
Eduardo Díaz	....	visual effects supervisor
Sergio Garcia Abad	....	senior cgi artist
Guillermo Orbe	....	digital compositor
Ramón Ramos	....	digital compositor
Thorsten Rienth	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Ángel Plana	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Yolanda Cáceres	....	electrician
José Ramón Delgado	....	first assistant camera
Igor Iglesias	....	video assist
Francisco Izaguirre	....	lighting technician
Luis Lattanzi	....	second assistant camera
Joaquín Manchado	....	camera operator
Sergio Mantecón	....	lighting technician
Juan Pompas	....	electrician
José Manuel Reboul	....	electrician
Alberto Sánchez Beltrán	....	electrician

Casting Department
Ana Sainz-Trápaga	....	casting assistant
Patricia Álvarez de Miranda	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ana Cuerda	....	key costume assistant

Editorial Department
Noemí Dulau	....	assistant colorist: scanner
Noemí Dulau	....	digital intermediate colorist assistant
Kathy Thomson	....	digital colorist

Music Department
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Jonathan Williams	....	musician: cello

Other crew
Patricia Alcolea	....	production assistant
Yuyi Beringola	....	continuity
Sergio Díaz	....	location manager
Verónica Díaz	....	production coordinator
Anabela Farruggia	....	production apprentice
Juan Gatti	....	credits
Lara Isabel Gómez	....	making-of cameraman
Marina H. Molini	....	production apprentice
Liliana Niespial	....	international relations assistant
Deborah Palomo	....	publicist
Juan Varela	....	personal assistant to director

Thanks
Núria Moreno	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Canal+ España (participation)
• El Deseo S.A.
• Ministerio de Cultura (participation)
• Televisión Española (TVE) (participation)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Applause Entertainment (2006) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Chantier Films (2006) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Paradise Films (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Pathé Distribution (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• TOBIS Film (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Canvas (2009) (Belgium) (TV)
• GAGA (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS) (2010) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• El Ranchito (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cinesol  generators provided by
• E.P.I.C.  camera equipment provided by
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra (uncredited)
• Rafael Catering  catering

Also Known As:

"To Return" - USA (literal English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content and language

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Italy:VM14 | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:AL | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:11 | Spain:13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Peru:14 | Brazil:14 | Chile:TE

Filming Locations:

Almagro, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Company:

Canal+ España

Trivia:

Penélope Cruz became the first Spanish actress ever to be nominated for Best Lead Actress at the Oscars.

Quotes:

Raimunda:Are there things I should know and don't?
Sole:Oodles.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Volver

Superb must see

It's when you stumble out of the cinema and dive into the nearest coffee shop to greet the assistant in a language you only use on holiday that the power of this movie becomes evident. This is incredibly powerful stuff...and done in a way only Pedro Almodovar knows how. Cruz is absolutely magnificent in a finely nuanced performance. This an incredible mix of gritty realism and absolute fantasy. The dialogue is clipped and aggressive....wonderful...none of that Hollywood psychobabble and truly down to earth. This is a film about the lives of people who won't see it, if they even get an opportunity...subtitled films are the preserve of the chattering classes right? How many independent cinemas are to be found in working class areas? Can't see this being shown at the local flea pit ...a real shame really, it's a must see for all.