Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Javier Cámara | ... | Benigno Martín | |
Darío Grandinetti | ... | Marco Zuluaga | |
Leonor Watling | ... | Alicia | |
Rosario Flores | ... | Lydia González | |
Mariola Fuentes | ... | Rosa | |
Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Katerina Bilova | |
Pina Bausch | ... | Bailarina 'Café Müller' | |
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Malou Airaudo | ... | Bailarine 'Café Müller' (Dancer) |
Caetano Veloso | ... | Singer at party - "Cucurrucucú Paloma" | |
Roberto Álvarez | ... | Doctor Vega | |
Elena Anaya | ... | Ángela | |
Lola Dueñas | ... | Matilde | |
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Adolfo Fernández | ... | Niño de Valencia |
Ana Fernández | ... | Hermana de Lydia | |
Chus Lampreave | ... | Portera |
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
I had absolutely no idea what to expect when I watched 'Hable Con Ella'. All I knew was that it was directed by Pedro Almodovar, who is considered as one of the biggest talents outside of Hollywood. Well, he certainly has some talent. A talent to make movies that are not always easy to watch, but certainly thought provoking, beautiful, compelling and stylish.
'Hable Con Ella' tells the story of two men who are in love with a woman in a coma and how they both handle this in a different way. They meet each other in the hospital with a beautiful friendship between the two men as a result.
Pedro Almodovar is some kind of artist who likes to paint with words and images. As a result you get a beautiful tale about obsession, love, friendship and desperation, which may not be to everybody's taste because of the bizarre subject, but which certainly touched me. It's very original and I would recommend it to everybody who isn't afraid to watch a movie with a special subject. I give it a 9/10