Broken Embraces
Drama • R • 2009 • 2 hr 7 min
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A meta-heavy film; a tragic love story with underlying symbolism invoking Franco and post-transition Spain. Love, loss, and healing.
Like a Matryoshka, a story inside another story, plus interlaced with other films. Interesting script, notable performances.
Almodovar at his most mature. A complex melodrama with great photography and amazing acting.
Both beautiful and heavy. Which I like every so often. Story was a little flat compared to the visual intrigue of the set and actors.
Visually splendid as usual, Penelope Cruz looks gorgeous. However, not one of his best. Overly melodramatic, felt like a soap opera.
Great actors, great play - the classic movie from Pedro Almodovar.
Interesting, but Almodovar has better movies.
Emotional film about love, revenge and memory. It is full with references to old movies, and is visual magnificent
A visually stunning film that explores the complex web of love, jealousy, and betrayal through a captivating story within a story.
Has all of Almodóvar’s signature flourish’s and some magnetic performances in a complicated story.
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