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Broken Embraces

Original title: Los abrazos rotos
  • 20092009
  • RR
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (2009)
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Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last mov... Read allHarry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
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    • Pedro Almodóvar
    • Pedro Almodóvar
  • Stars
    • Penélope Cruz
    • Lluís Homar
    • Blanca Portillo
    • Pedro Almodóvar
    • Pedro Almodóvar
  • Stars
    • Penélope Cruz
    • Lluís Homar
    • Blanca Portillo
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    • 88User reviews
    • 223Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Lena
    Lluís Homar
    Lluís Homar
    • Mateo Blanco…
    Blanca Portillo
    Blanca Portillo
    • Judit García
    José Luis Gómez
    José Luis Gómez
    • Ernesto Martel
    Rubén Ochandiano
    Rubén Ochandiano
    • Ray X
    Tamar Novas
    Tamar Novas
    • Diego
    Ángela Molina
    Ángela Molina
    • Madre de Lena
    Chus Lampreave
    Chus Lampreave
    • Portera
    Kiti Mánver
    Kiti Mánver
    • Madame Mylene
    Lola Dueñas
    Lola Dueñas
    • Lectora de labios
    Mariola Fuentes
    Mariola Fuentes
    • Edurne
    Carmen Machi
    Carmen Machi
    • Chon
    Kira Miró
    Kira Miró
    • Modelo
    Rossy de Palma
    Rossy de Palma
    • Julieta
    Alejo Sauras
    Alejo Sauras
    • Álex
    Carlos Sampedro
      Ramón Pons
      Ramón Pons
      • Padre de Lena
      Coté Soler
        • Pedro Almodóvar
        • Pedro Almodóvar
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        The film within a film 'Girls And Suitcases' is loosely based on Pedro Almodóvar's own film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988). 'Rossy De Palma' appears in both, although in different roles.
      • Goofs
        When the movie goes back to 1992, Ernesto Martel speaks from his office about getting a contract to build Caracas' Metro. This Metro was built more than 10 years earlier than that.
      • Quotes

        Diego: When you were waiting at the roundabout, for a car to pass on your left, Lena and you kissed.

        Mateo Blanco: We kissed? I don't remember that.

        Diego: It's a normal kiss, the kind couples give each other out of habit.

        Mateo Blanco: The last kiss.

        Diego: Yes. Lena didn't die in your arms, like you'd dreamed, but the last sensation she took from this world was your mouth.

      • Connections
        Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2009 (2009)
      • Soundtracks
        Vitamin C
        Written by Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit,

        Damo Suzuki

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      User reviews88

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      7/10
      even minor Almodovar is worth a look-see
      Pedro Almodovar's latest, "Broken Embraces," is like a high-class telenovela for the art-house crowd.

      Its love triangle - involving a film director (Lluis Homar), his gorgeous lead actress (Penelope Cruz) and her elderly, abusive boyfriend (Jose Luis Gomez) who's financing the film on which they're working - spans the period from 1994 to 2008. In the present time, the financier, Ernesto Martel, has just died, while the director, Mateo Blanco, who has since become blind, has plans for writing another film. But what's become of Lena, the girl of both of their dreams, in the intervening years?

      Structurally, the movie divides its focus fairly evenly between the two time periods. The intricately plotted narrative unravels like a conventional mystery story, with clues being dropped in at key moments and character connections and motivations becoming ever more clearly defined as the movie goes on.

      This isn't prime Almodovar, by any means, but the customary florid melodrama, color-rich palette and elegant direction make it a worthy addition to the director's oeuvre.
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      • Nov 18, 2010

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      • Release date
        • January 15, 2010 (United States)
        • Spain
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        • Spanish
        • English
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      • Filming locations
        • Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
      • Production companies
        • Universal Pictures International (UPI)
        • Canal+ España
        • El Deseo
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      • 2 hours 7 minutes
        • Color
        • Dolby Digital

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