Volver

January 18, 20078:30pm

Revolving around an eccentric family of women from a wind-swept region south of Madrid, Cruz stars as Raimunda, a working-class woman forced to go to great lengths to protect her 14-year-old daughter Paula. To top off the family crisis, her mother Irene returns from the dead to tie up loose ends.

The plot originates in Almodóvar’s earlier film The Flower of My Secret (1995), where it features as a novel which is rejected for publication but is stolen to form the screenplay of a film named The Freezer. Drawing inspiration from the Italian neorealism of the late 1940s to early 1950s and the work of pioneering directors such as Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, and Pier Paolo Pasolini, Volver addresses themes like sexual abuse, loneliness and death, mixing the genres of farce, tragedy, melodrama, and magic realism. Set in the La Mancha region, Almodóvar’s place of birth, the filmmaker cited his upbringing as a major influence on many aspects of the plot and the characters.

“A touching, beautifully plotted film full of memorable images and jokes.” Philip French, The Observer.


Film Information
Release year: 2006
Running time:   121 mins
Directed by: Pedro Almodovar
Language: Spanish (English subtitles)
Country: Spain
Classification:
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Penélope Cruz,
Carmen Maura,
Lola Dueñas,
Blanca Portillo,
Yohana Cobo,
Chus Lampreave
Awards: Cannes Best Actress & Best Screenplay,
Goya Awards:
Best Film Best Director Best Actress Best Score

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