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Title: High Heels (1991)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Victoria Abril | ... | Rebeca Giner | |
| Marisa Paredes | ... | Becky del Páramo | |
| Miguel Bosé | ... | Juez Domínguez / Hugo / Letal | |
| Anna Lizaran | ... | Margarita (as Ana Lizaran) | |
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Mayrata O'Wisiedo | ... | Madre del Juez Domínguez (as Mairata O'Wisiedo) |
| Cristina Marcos | ... | Paula | |
| Féodor Atkine | ... | Manuel Giner (as Feodor Atkine) | |
| Pedro Díez del Corral | ... | Alberto | |
| Bibiana Fernández | ... | Susana (as Bibi Andersen) | |
| Nacho Martínez | ... | Juan | |
| Miriam Díaz-Aroca | ... | Isabel | |
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Lupe Barrado | ... | Luisa |
| Juan José Otegui | ... | Capellán Hospital (as Juan Jose Otegui) | |
| Paula Soldevila | ... | Enfermera Hospital | |
| Javier Bardem | ... | Regidor T.V. | |
A girl's mother returns after 15 years to find her daughter has married one of her (the mother's) old boyfriends. They try to mend their broken mother/daughter relationship and deal with their common lover. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
A very enjoyable, intricate tale that elevates its somewhat mundane plot by turning things in a new direction whenever it starts to get stale. It's got a lot of the usual Almodovar stamps: high melodrama mixed with black comedy, insane coincidences, twisted relationships and of course dazzling use of color. Early on the theme of mother-daughter rivalry reminded me of AUTUMN SONATA, so I was quite tickled to hear the relationship being directly compared to that film later on. The movie doesn't have the magic of Almodovar's best works, perhaps because the performances as a whole aren't that impressive. However, even second-tier Almodovar is better than most stuff out there... it's got some really good laughs and an engaging series of twists and reversals. The out-of-nowhere prison dance scene is delightfully offbeat (although I felt like Almodovar was actually holding back a bit).