Rent The Human Voice (2020)
3.4 of 5 from 105 ratings
0h 30min
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- Synopsis:
- Madness and melancholy intersect to thrilling effect as Almodovar reimagines Jean Cocteau's short play 'The Human Voice' for an era in which isolation has become a way of life. Laws of desire become the rules of the game as Tilda Swinton's unnamed woman paces and panics in a glorious Technicolor apartment where decor offers a window into her state of mind. A short, sharp shot of distilled Almodovar: passion, emotion, heartbreak, wit, and melodrama exquisitely bound up in a tale for our times.
- Actors:
- Tilda Swinton, Agustín Almodóvar, Miguel Almodóvar, Pablo Almodóvar, Diego Pajuelo, Carlos García Cambero
- Directors:
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Producers:
- Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
- Writers:
- Pedro Almodóvar, Jean Cocteau
- Aka:
- The Human Voice Plus Q&A with Pedro Almodóvar and Tilda Swinton
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Getting to Know: Tilda Swinton, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Pedro Almodóvar
- Countries:
- Spain
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/06/2021
- Run Time:
- 30 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Q&A with Pedro Almodovar and Tilda Swinton, hosted by Mark Kermode
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Reviews (1) of The Human Voice
Electric - The Human Voice review by sb
FILM & REVIEW Almodovar’s 30 minute single handed film based on a Cocteau play. Set in an open plan apartment Swinton waits 3 days for her lover to arrive and collect his belongings as the 4 year relationship is over. She becomes more and more neurotic as time passes with only his dog for company..then the phone rings. It’s him… The remainder of the film is the one sided conversation as she initially tells him she is fine - been seeing friends and getting a publishing deal but both we and he know it’s all a lie. She finally breaks down and explains how bad things have been as she waits….then as the call ends comes to a decision. The apartment is open plan as mentioned and sometimes she ventures onto the sound stage it’s built on so it kinda breaks the 4th wall and as always with Pedro the use of bright primary colours is glorious off setting her despair. Swinton is electric in the role….small looks and gestures conveying so much…..it’s really quite something - 4/5
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