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The Human Voice

  • 20202020
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  • 30m
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6.9/10
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Tilda Swinton in The Human Voice (2020)
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A woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has aba... Read allA woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him. Two living beings facing abandonment.A woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him. Two living beings facing abandonment.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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  • Director
    • Pedro Almodóvar
  • Writers
    • Pedro Almodóvar
    • Jean Cocteau(play "La voix humaine")
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Agustín Almodóvar
    • Dash
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  • Director
    • Pedro Almodóvar
  • Writers
    • Pedro Almodóvar
    • Jean Cocteau(play "La voix humaine")
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Agustín Almodóvar
    • Dash
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    • 11User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
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    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Womanas Woman
    Agustín Almodóvar
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    Dash
    • The Dogas The Dog
    Miguel Almodóvar
    Pablo Almodóvar
    Diego Pajuelo
    Carlos García Cambero
    • Director
      • Pedro Almodóvar
    • Writers
      • Pedro Almodóvar
      • Jean Cocteau(play "La voix humaine")
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    • Trivia
      This is Pedro Almodóvar's first film in English.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Radio Dolin: Radio Dolin is Back! Venice, Gondolas, Bar, Cumberbatch and Kristen Stewart (2021)

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    Pedro and Tilda
    Pedro Almodovar's short is, as the credits state - "freely adapted" from a Jean Cocteau stage production. Almodovar retains the central conceit of the play as it essentially is a monologue with a woman on a telephone talking with a lover (the other voice is never heard). Almodovar includes a brief prologue and he winks at the viewer by 'revealing' the artificiality of his own production. He also revels in his usual saturated color schemes.

    Fortunately, the woman is played by Tilda Swinton who has to carry the full half hour alone. Almodovar wisely has shaped the material (for the first time in English) around Swinton's talents and she carries it off for the most part, even if some of the eccentricities the Writer-Director don't really work.
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    • Jun 24, 2021

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Tiếng Nói Con Người
    • Filming locations
      • Madrid, Spain
    • Production company
      • El Deseo
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $160,953
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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