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Volver ( Spanish pronunciation: [bolˈβeɾ], meaning "to go back") is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama [1] [2] film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave. Revolving around an eccentric family of women ...
Jan 26, 2007 · Volver: Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. With Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo. After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Volver catches director Pedro Almodovar and star Penelope Cruz at the peak of their respective powers, in service of a layered, thought-provoking film. Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) works and lives ...
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Synopsis. Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) and Sole (Lola Dueñas) are sisters who grew up in Alcanfor De Las Infantas, a small village in La Mancha, but now both live in Madrid. Their parents had died in a fire three years before. Sole returns for the funeral of her elderly, dementia-stricken Aunt Paula (Chus Lampreave).
Nov 21, 2006 · This is the setup for a confounding gathering of murder, reincarnation and comedy, also involving Raimunda's almost accidental acquisition of the restaurant where she has one of several part-time jobs. Almodovar is above all a director who loves women -- young, old, professional, amateur, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, dead, alive.
Aug 22, 2006 · VOLVER is a meeting of "Mildred Pierce" and "Arsenic and Old Lace", combined with the surrealistic naturalism of my fourth film, "¿Qué he hecho yo para merec...
