Rent Volver (2006)


Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) and her sister Sole (Lola Duenas) are visited by the apparition of their Mother (Carmen Maura), who has returned to reconcile with her daughters and resolve an issue that has haunted the family since her death.

In Pedro Almodovar's latest critically-acclaimed film, the living and deceased co-exist without discord, creating a filmic experience which is at once hilarious and yet filled with a deep, genuine emotion. VOLVER is a film about life in Almodovar's native La Mancha; a film about the way the presence of the dead continues to add richness and humanity to the lives of those they leave behind.
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Rating Reviewed by: Kurtz
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Volver review by Kurtz

Chalk one up for the matriarchal society!
(4) of (5) members found this review helpful.
Volver provides proof, if it were still needed, that the battle of the sexes has been decisively won by the girls' team.The women in this perky comedy-drama are all glamorous,resourceful and spunky, while the men are almost without exception feckless, venal and lazy and in some cases a lot worse besides. Any film made in the last twenty years that attempted to present women in such sweepingly negative terms would have been met with howls of protest.Perhaps Senor Almodovar didn't want his star turn Penelope Cruz to have to compete for the audience's sympathy with a mere male.In fact she does a great job here, and is far more appealing and less irritating in this film than she is in her Hollywood adventures.
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Rating Reviewed by: JD
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Volver review by JD

Cruz excels
(1) of (2) members found this review helpful.
In American films I find Cruz pretty but not inspiring. Spanish is clearly her medium. She was absolutely fantastic. The plot is bleak and the setting unglamorous but this film is eminently watchable.
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Rated: 3.6 stars from 635 ratings
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BFI Classification:
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Release Date: 12/02/2007
Production Year: 2006
Run Time: 115 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1
Format: Pal
Colour: Colour

Special Features:

  • Commentary by Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz
  • Audio Description
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