Films

Pedro Almodovar’s BROKEN EMBRACES is a restless, dark, and enjoyable genre juggler, combining melodrama and comedy, entirely submerged in Almodovar’s extraordinary cinematic style and personality. The film explores a four-way love story with a fluid, seamless script, using flashbacks and present day to craft the labyrinthine plot, full of twist, turns, and subtleties. Almodovar’s muse, Penelope Cruz, is compelling as always, delivering a convincing, multi-faceted performance (she plays three characters in the film).
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Visually stunning, full of smart, witty dialogue, the film is a treat for die-hard Almodovar fans, as well as those new to the Spanish director’s oeuvre. The story of the four star-crossed lovers - dominated by fatality, jealously, the abuse of power, treachery, and guilt –  creates a moving and terrible image of lovers embracing, torn into a thousand pieces.