A group of scientists transform a type of strange animal into a very beautiful woman programmed to behave in silence. The conditioning that the consumer society imposes on the individual, the slavery of bodies and spirits, and the ruthless lack of sensitivity of humans are condensed in this film shot in natural scenarios.Read More »
In the middle of the Spanish Golden Age, a Castilian convent is about to be closed and the nuns residing there dispersed. Then, one of the sisters comes up with a saving idea that could restore well-being to the community: to pretend that she has stigmata on her hands.Read More »
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Pedro, a handsome gynecologist who lives in Toledo (Spain), does not have just a clientele due to the jealousy that his sex appeal causes in the husbands and boyfriends of his patients. To make matters worse, his mother still treats him like a child and the traditionalist members of his girlfriend’s family don’t look kindly upon Pedro. But on a trip to Madrid to attend a conference on medicine he meets Antón, his effeminate neighbor of the fifth floor, whose fashion boutique for women thrives thanks to the complicity he knows to establish with his customers.Read More »
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Though the kinky characters and aberrant social behavior common to the works of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar are very evident in his Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, the film is at heart a door-slamming farce in the grand tradition. The tiny apartment of pregnant actress Carmen Maura is the “Grand Central Station” setpiece for this dizzying tale. Distraught over her recent breakup with her lover, Carmen prepares to overdose on sleeping pills, which she blends into a gazpacho so they’ll go down easier. She is diverted from her suicide by her best friend Maria Barranco, a fugitive from justice (her boy friend is a Shi’Ite terrorist) who needs a place to stay. Later, when Carmen’s apartment is empty, her ex-lover’s grown son (Antonio Banderas) comes to the apartment with his fiance (Rossy de Palma) in answer to Carmen’s “room to let” newspaper ad. The wife inadvertently ingests Carmen’s “pill sauce,” and as she blissfully snoozes, the husband inaugurates an affair with Carmen’s friend Barranco.Read More »
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After being raped at a party, actress isolates herself when her brother Adrian doubts her story. While she copes through theater, playing Medea, Adrian spirals into darkness seeking revenge.Read More »
Based on the powerful novel by Ray Loriga: The lives of a young man and girl are united under dramatic circumstances. He has just shot in the face a security guard who accused him of stealing at a local mall. When he steals a car to escape, he meets a suicidal girl who is attracted to her new companion. Together they embark on a journey in search of true meaning for their lives.Read More »
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A look into family court in Tallahasee (Florida), a unique court to the United States that specializes in cases involving minors.Read More »
Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning.Read More »
An accomplished and “enchanting” fantasy-romance, this story of a couple’s love for each other and a pixie’s benevolent intervention in their lives is entertaining from beginning to end. Cesar (Francisco Rabal) is a fake sorcerer and travels with his wife Pilar (Concha Velasco) in a combination bus and house, performing magic shows for the public. One time when they are stuck in a ditch in the middle of nowhere, a young woman named Saga (Victoria Abril) helps them get out and back on the road again. It soon becomes clear by her actions that Saga is a friendly pixie-witch. She and her warlock cohort cause Cesar’s fake magic to really work — and that is just the beginning. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie GuideRead More »