Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

M
2009
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128 mins
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Spanish master filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar directs a tale that unfolds in two periods: flashing back and forth between the present... More

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Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos) | Ratings & Reviews

"A restless, rangy and frankly enjoyable genre-juggler that combines melodrama, comedy and more noir-hued darkness than ever before, the picture is held together by the extraordinary force of Almodovar’s cinematic personality."

VarietyVariety

"Broken Embraces leaves the viewer in a contradictory state, a mixture of devastation and euphoria, amusement and dismay that deserves its own clinical designation. Call it Almodóvaria, a syndrome from which some of us are more than happy to suffer."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"Cruz exudes a sensual aura of mystery that holds you spellbound. And Almodóvar, a true poet of cinema, creates images -- horrifying and healing -- that live inside your head like a waking dream. You want to miss a movie like that? I didn’t think so."

Rolling StoneRolling Stone

"A voluptuary of a film, drunk on primary colors, caressing Penelope Cruz, using the devices of a Hitchcock to distract us with surfaces while the sinister uncoils beneath. As it ravished me, I longed for a freeze frame to allow me to savor a shot."

Roger EbertRoger Ebert

"Cruz is fabulous as she always is under Almodóvar’s watchful generous eye, and while this latest outing of theirs didn’t resonate as much as their last, Volver, it was still a very pleasurable experience."

NewshubNewshub

"This is a pretty minor film from the filmmaker. It feels like more of an exercise in plotting and movie nostalgia than a story about real people."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"Gorgeous and seductive, if pitched at Almodóvar fans and perhaps a touch long. Those drawn by Cruz’s divadom will wonder why it takes so long to get to her -- though she is wholly dazzling when it does."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos) | Details

Rating
M, contains sex scenes, offensive language and drug use
Runtime
128
Genre
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country of origin
Spain

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