Rent Broken Embraces (2009)
3.6 of 5 from 304 ratings
2h 1min
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- Synopsis:
- Harry Caine is a successful writer but a man who writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years ago Harry was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote, resulting in not only the loss of his sight, but of something much greater. However Harry Caine is a pseudonym and only a few people know Harry's real identity, and of the life he led before the accident. Now Harry has decided to tell the moving and terrible story of his former self, a story of "amour foil*, dominated by love, jealously, treachery and fatality.
- Actors:
- Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez, Rubén Ochandiano, Tamar Novas, Ángela Molina, Chus Lampreave, Kiti Mánver, Lola Dueñas, Mariola Fuentes, Carmen Machi, Kira Miró, Rossy de Palma, Alejo Sauras, Carlos Sampedro, Ramón Pons, Coté Soler, Marta Aledo, Carlos Leal
- Directors:
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Writers:
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Aka:
- Los Abrazos Rotos
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Romance, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 2010, A History of Films about Film: Part 2, A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema, The Instant Expert's Guide to Pedro Almodóvar
- Countries:
- Spain
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 01/02/2010
- Run Time:
- 121 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- La Concejala Antropofaga – Short film
- Deleted scenes
- Directing Girls and Suitcases
- Original UK Theatrical trailer
- Photo gallery
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Reviews (1) of Broken Embraces
strange mixture of a film from senor Aldomovar. - Broken Embraces review by mb
A bizarre mix of tone, and theme, and plot. Not at all as impressive as all the other films from the same director.
Laughably melodramatic in places.
There are about 5-6 plots going on when any good film would just need about 3. Theres alot of unconvincing femme fatal , a bit hitchcock and some 'clever clever' flashback to a film shoot, being filmed as a documentary.
I wonder if the scene where Harry Caine and the young man invent a ridiculous vampires plot is a depiction of how this film came about.
Penelope Cruz does alright, as usual, but deserves better.
Also about 30 minutes too long.
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