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Rook · 01-22-2012, 10:29 PM

Volver

I'd call it a Dramedy

Penélope Cruz plays a very independent and hard working woman dealing with a neurotic sister, a daughter smack in the middle of puberty among other issues.
After the much understood Murder of her srsly creepy asshole of a Husband, she tries to find a way to conceal any trace of evidence leading to the truth or the fact alone of his death, while her own aunts death puts a dent in a few plans already forged..
Her closest friend & neighbor, a medical marijuana user (diagnosed with Terminal Cancer) tries uncovering a personal mystery that bind them all together from events that happened long ago involving Raimunda's mother, (which is where everything leads to in the Film) she returns from the Dead in the process, for reasons u'd have to figure for yourself while watching....
It's got a serious plot revolving around Death with humor to soften the edges..

Caveat - If you don't foreign films with Subs, skip this.
It's better in original language, Spanish {Spain}.

Bonus: Cruz lip-syncs' a Flamenco rather well....The only part that's "musical" thankfully.

Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz have made quite a few films together as Producer/Actor combo that are amazing...
Those 2 would be, for me , like... Tim Burton & Johnny Depp.
w/o the "Camp"....

SugarFemme · 01-22-2012, 10:54 PM

Hey Rookie

I have seen ALL of Almodovars films and I have loved each and every one of them. The two that have special places in my heart as they were the first two that I had seen are, "Tie me up! Tie me down!" and, "Matador". I just LOVED the metaphorical bullfight between the leads in, "Matador".

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Originally Posted by Rook

Volver

I'd call it a Dramedy

Penélope Cruz plays a very independent and hard working woman dealing with a neurotic sister, a daughter smack in the middle of puberty among other issues.
After the much understood Murder of her srsly creepy asshole of a Husband, she tries to find a way to conceal any trace of evidence leading to the truth or the fact alone of his death, while her own aunts death puts a dent in a few plans already forged..
Her closest friend & neighbor, a medical marijuana user (diagnosed with Terminal Cancer) tries uncovering a personal mystery that bind them all together from events that happened long ago involving Raimunda's mother, (which is where everything leads to in the Film) she returns from the Dead in the process, for reasons u'd have to figure for yourself while watching....
It's got a serious plot revolving around Death with humor to soften the edges..

Caveat - If you don't foreign films with Subs, skip this.
It's better in original language, Spanish {Spain}.

Bonus: Cruz lip-syncs' a Flamenco rather well....The only part that's "musical" thankfully.

Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz have made quite a few films together as Producer/Actor combo that are amazing...
Those 2 would be, for me , like... Tim Burton & Johnny Depp.
w/o the "Camp"....

ScandalAndy · 01-23-2012, 07:45 AM

Yeah... I cried.... a lot. This one really got to me.

Sparkle · 01-23-2012, 09:06 AM

Oooooo two of my favorite films right in a row!

I LOVE Almodovar! 'Volver' is one of my favorite's of his.
An older Almodovar that I really loved is 'Dark Habits', very twisted dark humour (and as a former Catholic I liked it especially a lot, nothing like a naughty nun story)

'Farewell My Concubine' is visually stunning, if you loved that ScandalAndy try 'Raise the Red Lantern' another knock your socks off visually lush film.

Jess · 01-23-2012, 09:43 AM

an excellent find at red box:

you can catch the trailer here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1541995/

home from work sick today... watching intermittent pieces of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark while drifting in and out of sleep.

~ocean · 01-23-2012, 09:54 AM

gm jess !!! i saw Pope Joan the other night .. its about a woman who dressed andlived like a man to become a pope .. great movie !

SugarFemme · 01-23-2012, 11:21 AM

What a powerful and intense film. Oh, I would totally switch teams just for Tom Hardys' sensual lips <grin>.

Hack · 01-23-2012, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparkle

Oooooo two of my favorite films right in a row!

I LOVE Almodovar! 'Volver' is one of my favorite's of his.
An older Almodovar that I really loved is 'Dark Habits', very twisted dark humour (and as a former Catholic I liked it especially a lot, nothing like a naughty nun story)

'Farewell My Concubine' is visually stunning, if you loved that ScandalAndy try 'Raise the Red Lantern' another knock your socks off visually lush film.

I would also recommend Ju Dou, by the same director. Gong Li is one of the most beautiful women in the world, I think.

Another great Chinese film I always recommend is Not One Less. A beautiful little film.

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Rook Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A.G - Stone Butch - GenderFuck Preferred Pronoun?: Hym, Hyz...or, just b respectable, it's not that hard.. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus Posts: 2,280 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,227 Thanked 3,183 Times in 1,287 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	*Volver* I'd call it a Dramedy *Penélope Cruz* plays a very independent and hard working woman dealing with a neurotic sister, a daughter smack in the middle of puberty among other issues. After the much understood Murder of her srsly creepy asshole of a Husband, she tries to find a way to conceal any trace of evidence leading to the truth or the fact alone of his death, while her own aunts death puts a dent in a few plans already forged.. Her closest friend & neighbor, a medical marijuana user (diagnosed with Terminal Cancer) tries uncovering a personal mystery that bind them all together from events that happened long ago involving Raimunda's mother, (which is where everything leads to in the Film) she returns from the Dead in the process, for reasons u'd have to figure for yourself while watching.... It's got a serious plot revolving around Death with humor to soften the edges.. Caveat - If you don't foreign films with Subs, skip this. It's better in original language, Spanish {Spain}. Bonus: Cruz lip-syncs' a Flamenco rather well....The only part that's "musical" thankfully. *Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz* have made quite a few films together as Producer/Actor combo that are amazing... Those 2 would be, for me , like... *Tim Burton & Johnny Depp.* w/o the "Camp".... __________________

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